China News Service, May 18, reported that as the supply of the new crown vaccine in the United States exceeds demand, the White House announced on the 17th local time that the United States will supply an additional 20 million doses of vaccines overseas, bringing the current total external supply to 80 million doses. In response to the pressure of aid from the country's anti-epidemic calls that have been hit hard by the epidemic.

However, UNICEF pointed out on the same day that it is expected that the shortage of COVAX vaccine plan will reach 190 million doses next month.

On May 12th, local time, at the COVID-19 vaccination site at Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets baseball team, people lined up for vaccination.

In response to pressure, the United States increases its supply of overseas vaccines by 20 million doses

　　US President Biden announced on the 17th that the United States will export 20 million doses of Pfizer, Modena, and Johnson & Johnson's new crown vaccine. This is the first time that the United States has provided a vaccine approved for domestic use.

Previously, the Biden government promised to export 60 million doses of AstraZeneca's new crown vaccine to other countries and regions before July 4.

　　Biden also said that he will appoint Jeff Zients, the White House's Coordinator for the Coronavirus Response, to be responsible for this work.

　　The analysis believes that the United States has increased its foreign vaccine supply because the Biden administration has been under pressure. The domestic vaccine supply has made substantial progress, and some foreign countries urgently need vaccines against mutant viruses. The United States chose to use the remaining vaccines to help others. country.

　　According to reports, Mexico and Canada have already received the AstraZeneca vaccine stockpiled by the United States. In addition to the plan of the US government, Pfizer has also begun to ship vaccine doses to Mexico, Canada, and Uruguay.

　　In recent days, the number of new cases in the United States has continued to decline.

The rate of vaccination in the United States has dropped by one-third compared to a month ago, and is currently hovering at around 2 million doses per day.

Biden has said that he will share the vaccine dose only when the United States has enough supply to meet domestic demand.

On May 4th, local time, in New Delhi, India, people wearing protective masks were waiting at the vaccination center to be vaccinated with the COVISHIELD Covid-19 vaccine produced in India.

The gap is difficult to fill, the UN urges G7 to donate surplus vaccines

　　However, the United Nations Children’s Fund said on the 17th that the "New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine Implementation Plan" (COVAX), which aims to help low-income countries purchase vaccines, is facing a supply shortage. It is expected that the shortage of doses in the next month (June) will reach 190 million doses. .

　　UNICEF Executive Director Faure recently urged that the Group of Seven (G7) urgently provide COVAX with 150 million doses of surplus vaccines to solve the "vaccine shortage" in poor countries.

　　Fore said that according to the research of the data analysis company "Limited Air", if the G7 and the European Union take out 20% of their June to August vaccine supply, they can contribute 153 million doses of vaccine to COVAX, and the vaccination plans of the aforementioned countries Will not be affected.

　　According to statistics, more than 1.4 billion doses of vaccines have been vaccinated globally, 44% of which are concentrated in high-income countries, while only 0.3% of the vaccines are administered to the 29 lowest-income countries in the world.