“A dose of hope direct from the American people - and importantly, no strings attached.” “Planes carrying vaccines from the United States have already landed in 100 countries, bringing people all over the world a little dose of hope, as one American nurse termed it to me,” Biden said.

In his own remarks at the UN, Biden took credit on Tuesday for sharing more than 160 million Covid-19 vaccine doses with other countries, including 130 million surplus doses and the first installments of more than 500 million shots the US is purchasing for the rest of the world. The existing gaps between nations with regard to the vaccination process are unheard of,” Colombian President Iván Duque said. “We have observed failures of multilateralism to respond in an equitable, coordinated way to the most acute moments. Read | India to target children for Covid-19 vaccine from Octoberīut even the American response has come under criticism for being too modest, particularly as the Biden administration advocates for providing booster shots to tens of millions of Americans before vulnerable people in poorer nations have received even a first dose. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview Biden's remarks. According to a person familiar with the matter, Biden was set to announce a significant new purchase of vaccines to share with the world, and to set targets for other nations to hit.

President Joe Biden is set to push well-off nations to do more to get the Covid-19 pandemic under control around the world, as world leaders, aid groups and global health organisations sound the alarm about the slow pace of global vaccinations.īiden is convening a virtual vaccine summit on Wednesday, timed to coincide with this week's UN General Assembly, to prod more nations to follow the lead of the US, which has donated more doses than any other.

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