China News Service, February 19, according to a report by the US Chinese website, a senior US government official said that US President Biden will announce on the 19th that 4 billion will be provided to the WHO-led "Covid-19 Vaccine Implementation Plan (COVAX)" U.S. dollar funding, the plan aims to help poor countries promote vaccination.
Data map: On January 4, 2021 local time, New York, USA, nurse Sandra Lindsay received the second shot of the new crown virus vaccine at the Long Island Jewish Hospital.
Biden will outline this plan at a virtual meeting with G7 member states on the 19th.
The official said that the White House plans to allocate 2 billion US dollars immediately, which was approved by Congress in December 2020.
Biden will also pledge another US$2 billion in aid in 2021 and 2022.
The official said that the money will come from funds already allocated by Congress for international vaccination and will not affect the Biden administration's domestic vaccination plan.
The Biden administration said this week that it hopes to vaccinate every American adult by July.
According to reports, the Trump administration has refused to participate in the COVAX program.
COVAX plans to provide more than 330 million doses of vaccine in the first half of 2021, and about 145 countries will receive enough doses for 3.3% of their population.
In December 2020, COVAX officials stated that the donations in place are still US$4 billion short of pledged amount. If the donations are not fulfilled, both rich and poor countries will suffer "prolonged epidemics and suffer serious economic consequences." .
The White House stated that it will honor its donation commitments in other countries, and COVAX will issue a second batch of US$2 billion after providing the first dose of vaccine to 92 low- and middle-income countries.