Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Massive Donation of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, Biden Announces

U.S. President Joseph Biden announced Monday the purchase and donation of 500 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, which will be delivered to 92 low- and middle-income countries.

The ad, made during his first visit as president to the United Kingdom for the G7 Summit, the president detailed that "these Pfizer vaccines will save millions of lives around the world, and they will be produced through the power of American manufacturing.

Similarly, he explained that the vaccine donations "do not include pressure for favors or possible concessions" with any country.

Biden said his government sees donating vaccines as "a responsibility" and has "a humanitarian obligation" to save as many lives as it can, and he said that as long as the pandemic continues, there is still a risk of new mutations of the virus.

He recalled the global impact of COVID-19 on the economy, which increased instability and weakened governments.

According to a senior U.S. government official, the United States is well positioned to lead global response efforts against COVID-19, following the success of "the President's administration's effort to respond to the pandemic at home.

In a telephone press conference with various media outlets, the official said that after a little more than four months, 64 percent of American adults have been vaccinated with at least one dose and, "more importantly, we have fully vaccinated 53 percent of American adults. There are now 13 states that have 70 percent of adults with at least one vaccination.

He added that as a result, in communities and states across the country, the pandemic is declining. "In fact, since President Biden took office, cases are down more than 90 percent and deaths are down more than 85 percent.

"Our successful vaccination program is not only saving tens of thousands of lives, it is helping our economy recover strongly and allowing tens of millions of Americans to get back to living their lives," he said.

In that regard, he stressed that as the situation improves in the nation, the government can increasingly focus on driving progress to help end the pandemic worldwide through vaccine donations.

"First of all, it's the right thing to do. The United States has tragically lost more people to COVID-19 than any other country in the world - nearly 600,000 deaths. Americans have experienced the tragic human cost of this virus, and we want to do everything we can to prevent further tragic loss of life around the world," he said.

He also recalled that under President Biden's leadership, the U.S. has already contributed more to the UN COVAX initiative than any other country. 

"We have worked with Japan, India and Australia to support manufacturing efforts, and have shared 4 million AstraZeneca doses with Canada and Mexico."

The official noted that 200 million of these Pfizer doses are scheduled to be shipped in August, with the remaining 300 million to be delivered during the first half of 2022.

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Pamela Cruz
Pamela Cruz
Editor-in-Chief of Peninsula 360 Press. A communications expert by profession, but a journalist and writer by conviction, with more than 10 years of experience in the media. Specialized in medical and scientific journalism by Harvard and winner of the International Visitors Leadership Program scholarship from the U.S. government.

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