Corona Vaccine Distribution Framework Launch Group Expectations for Active Contribution of US November 20, 11:45

Former Vice President Biden, who declared victory in the US presidential election in response to an interview with the secretary-general of an organization that has set up a framework to fairly deliver the vaccine for the new coronavirus to countries around the world together with WHO = World Health Organization He expressed his hope that he would contribute to the framework more actively than the Trump administration if he was to take charge.

The Gavi Vaccine Alliance, a public-private joint international organization working on vaccination against infectious diseases in developing countries, has launched a framework for the development, manufacture and fair distribution of new coronavirus vaccines with WHO and others. Countries and regions are participating, but the US Trump administration, which has announced its withdrawal from WHO, is not.



Gavi's Secretary-General Seth Berkley said in an interview with NHK on the 19th, "I still don't know what the next administration will do, but I want you to be involved in the success of the framework," and won the presidential election. When Mr. Biden, who declared that, came to power, he hoped that he would contribute more actively to the framework than the Trump administration.



"The Obama administration has placed great importance on international health issues and has endeavored to strengthen cooperation among countries around the world when the Ebola outbreak spreads," said Biden. "These moves will come back again," he said, adding that if Mr. Biden came to power, the United States would take international leadership in combating the new coronavirus.