Topline The federal government plans to buy a half-billion extra doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine and ship them to other countries, the Washington Post and NBC News reported Wednesday, a major boost for President Joe Biden’s pledge to offer up vaccine supplies to poorer parts of the world with far lower vaccination rates than the United States. A medical worker holds a vial of Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V in a clinic in the Algerian … [+] capital city of Algiers on January 31. NurPhoto via Getty Images Key Facts President Joe Biden will announce the 500 million Pfizer doses — enough to fully vaccinate 250 million people — at this week’s G-7 summit in the United Kingdom, according to the Post and NBC, which cited three unnamed sources. It’s a substantial increase from the 80 million doses Biden promised last month to send to other countries by the end of June, many of which are expected to come from the country’s stockpile of AstraZeneca doses, which haven’t been authorized for U.S. use. Biden has also promised to pitch in $4 billion for the World Health Organization’s COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative, which aims to distribute millions of doses to poorer countries, and he’s lobbied other wealthy G-7 member countries to donate. Forbes has reached out to Pfizer and the White House for comment. What We Don’t Know It’s unclear when the 500 million shots will reach patients, since many other countries are also waiting in line for supplies, with Pfizer and… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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Biden Reportedly Plans To Donate 500 Million Pfizer Vaccine Doses To Other Countries
