More than two weeks after the US introduced the primary plan 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines To share with the world, the Joe Biden administration on Monday introduced the distribution of the remaining 55 million out of a complete of 80 million doses.
Of the 55 million doses, 16 million will probably be delivered to Asia below the Covax facility. India has been named as one of many 18 international locations that may obtain a share from these 16 million doses.
While the precise allocation for India is but to be disclosed, in response to preliminary estimates, the nation is unlikely to get 10 lakh or greater than 2 million doses within the second tranche of 55 million doses. In the primary tranche of 25 million, India is predicted to get round 2 million to three million doses.
This places India’s whole allocation at an estimated 3 to five million doses. This is lower than the nation’s each day dose given in a day – greater than 8.2 million (82 lakh) doses got below the brand new vaccine coverage on Monday.
The White House additionally mentioned, “In addition, the US is committed to expanding local production of vaccines, and through our Quad partnership and the International Development Finance Corporation’s support for vaccine manufacturing, to Africa and India to over 1 billion.” More doses will probably be produced in 2021 and 2022.”
According to a White House assertion, the allocation plan is as follows:
* About 41 million will probably be shared by means of COVAX (75% of the 55 million doses) with the next allocation:
*Approximately 14 million for Latin America and the Caribbean: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti and different Caribbean Community (CARICOM) international locations, the Dominican Republic, Panama, and Costa Rika.
* About 16 million for Asia: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Maldives, Bhutan, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Cambodia and the Pacific Islands.
* 10 million for Africa will probably be shared with international locations that will probably be chosen in coordination with the African Union.
* About 14 million – or 25% of those 55 million vaccines – will probably be shared with regional priorities and different recipients, similar to: Colombia, Argentina, Haiti, different CARICOM international locations, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Cabo Verde, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Tunisia, Oman, West Bank and Gaza, Ukraine, Kosovo, Georgia, Moldova and Bosnia.
The White House additionally mentioned that along with sharing doses from its personal vaccine provide, the US is dedicated to working with US producers to supply extra vaccines to share with the world. To that finish, earlier than the G7, President Biden introduced that the US would purchase half a billion Pfizer doses and donate them to 92 low- and lower-middle-income international locations and members of the African Union. In whole, the G7+ agreed to offer greater than 1 billion further doses by the summer season of 2021.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
