You Think The U.S. Has Vaccine Issues? 130 Countries Haven't Even Started Vaccinating—but that was last week. The World Health Organization’s COVAX program has started delivering vaccine doses to 60 of those countries.
The US has rejoined WHO, and is committed to joining COVAX as a funder.
It isn’t enough, as is ever the case with foreign aid. WHO is only proposing to get to 20% coverage in target countries this year.
If living was a thing that money could buy, Well then the rich would live, and the poor would die. All my trials, Lord, soon be over.
But we can change that, now that we are positioned to put an end to racist White minority rule across the US. (In large part because millions of the children of White racists are getting woke every year, to add to the previous cohort of White “people of background”, as To Kill a Mockingbird put it.) Wewill have a lot to say about foreign aid and other ways to build up global societies in future Diaries.
Axios: Biden will bring U.S. into COVAX vaccine initiative, Blinken says
There is nowhere near enough room in a Diary for this whole story, of course. To get more, and to watch future developments, see this #COVAX search on Twitter, and this Google search. For example,
WHO African Region @WHOAFRO 3.92 million #COVID19 vaccine doses from #COVAX have just arrived in Abuja, Nigeria. This first COVID-19 vaccine shipment to Africa's most populous nation marks a huge step towards #VaccinEquity. Congratulations #Nigeria!
3.92 million #COVID19 vaccine doses from #COVAX have just arrived in Abuja, Nigeria🇳🇬. This first COVID-19 vaccine shipment to Africa's most populous nation marks a huge step towards #VaccinEquity. Congratulations #Nigeria!👏🏿 pic.twitter.com/BmYcfjcsao— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) March 2, 2021
3.92 million #COVID19 vaccine doses from #COVAX have just arrived in Abuja, Nigeria🇳🇬. This first COVID-19 vaccine shipment to Africa's most populous nation marks a huge step towards #VaccinEquity. Congratulations #Nigeria!👏🏿 pic.twitter.com/BmYcfjcsao
It's been long wait,some better prepared and more ready.. not to mention sm 'more equal than others' BUT certainly all of us in urgent NEED. Now good NEWS to see #COVID19 Vaccines arrive in Africa starting with Ghana...this morning in Rwanda & more. Thanks #COVAX
It's been long wait,some better prepared and more ready.. not to mention sm 'more equal than others' BUT certainly all of us in urgent NEED. Now good NEWS to see #COVID19 Vaccines arrive in Africa starting with Ghana...this morning in Rwanda & more. Thanks #COVAX— Paul Kagame (@PaulKagame) March 3, 2021
Virtually the entire world has signed onto COVAX, apart from the U.S. and Russia. It's expected to be the only source of vaccines for some of the world's poorest countries, and it needs additional funding to fulfill its goal of vaccinating at least 20% of the population in every country by the end of 2021. COVAX is designed such that high- and middle-income countries put forward funding to develop and distribute vaccines, effectively subsidizing access for low-income countries in the process. The U.S. would likely play the role of funder, rather than recipient, given the hundreds of millions of doses the country has already purchased directly. What to watch: Canada is developing a mechanism that would allow countries that purchased more doses than they ultimately need to donate them through COVAX. What he's saying: "We believe strongly that we can do that — ensure that every American gets the vaccine, but also help make sure that others around the world who want it have access to it," Blinken said of joining COVAX.
Virtually the entire world has signed onto COVAX, apart from the U.S. and Russia. It's expected to be the only source of vaccines for some of the world's poorest countries, and it needs additional funding to fulfill its goal of vaccinating at least 20% of the population in every country by the end of 2021.
What he's saying: "We believe strongly that we can do that — ensure that every American gets the vaccine, but also help make sure that others around the world who want it have access to it," Blinken said of joining COVAX.
Thanks 🇮🇳 & Prime Minister @narendramodi for supporting #VaccinEquity. Your commitment to #COVAX and sharing #COVID19 vaccine doses is helping 60+ countries start vaccinating their #healthworkers and other priority groups. I hope other countries will follow your example.— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 25, 2021
Thanks 🇮🇳 & Prime Minister @narendramodi for supporting #VaccinEquity. Your commitment to #COVAX and sharing #COVID19 vaccine doses is helping 60+ countries start vaccinating their #healthworkers and other priority groups. I hope other countries will follow your example.
1.7 million #COVID19 vaccine doses arriving in Kinshasa, #DRC today. This is the first shipment of the 6.9 million vaccines allocated to DRC through #COVAX. Congratulations to DRC & the COVAX partners! @WHO I @gavi I @CEPIvaccines I @UNICEF
1.7 million #COVID19 vaccine doses arriving in Kinshasa, #DRC🇨🇩 today. This is the first shipment of the 6.9 million vaccines allocated to DRC through #COVAX.Congratulations to DRC & the COVAX partners!@WHO I @gavi I @CEPIvaccines I @UNICEF pic.twitter.com/SA8qWpHWbA— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) March 2, 2021
1.7 million #COVID19 vaccine doses arriving in Kinshasa, #DRC🇨🇩 today. This is the first shipment of the 6.9 million vaccines allocated to DRC through #COVAX.Congratulations to DRC & the COVAX partners!@WHO I @gavi I @CEPIvaccines I @UNICEF pic.twitter.com/SA8qWpHWbA
UNICEF @UNICEF Angola Côte d'Ivoire Ghana Kenya Nigeria Rwanda Have all started rolling out COVID-19 vaccines this week through #COVAX - starting with health workers, teachers and people most at risk. @UNICEFSupply @WHO @gavi @CEPIvaccines
Have all started rolling out COVID-19 vaccines this week through #COVAX - starting with health workers, teachers and people most at risk.
@UNICEFSupply @WHO @gavi @CEPIvaccines
Angola 🇦🇴Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇮Ghana 🇬🇭Kenya 🇰🇪Nigeria 🇳🇬Rwanda 🇷🇼Have all started rolling out COVID-19 vaccines this week through #COVAX - starting with health workers, teachers and people most at risk. @UNICEFSupply @WHO @gavi @CEPIvaccines https://t.co/DEmX5c182W— UNICEF (@UNICEF) March 5, 2021
Angola 🇦🇴Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇮Ghana 🇬🇭Kenya 🇰🇪Nigeria 🇳🇬Rwanda 🇷🇼Have all started rolling out COVID-19 vaccines this week through #COVAX - starting with health workers, teachers and people most at risk. @UNICEFSupply @WHO @gavi @CEPIvaccines https://t.co/DEmX5c182W
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