White House to announce shipment of 9,000,000 Covid-19 vaccines to Africa.
The new shipment brings the total U.S. donations to Africa to 100 million vaccines, the White House said. An additional two million vaccines will be sent elsewhere in the world.to send more than 200 million vaccines abroad in 100 days.
Zients added that the doses going to Africa are part of 11 million doses being sent out worldwide on Friday. Despite donations from the U.S. and other Western countries, African nations have largely struggled to vaccinate their populations. Many countries are grappling with supply issues and logistical challenges — such as how to keep the Pfizer vaccine at cold temperatures — as well as vaccine hesitancy among their populations.
Zients said the U.S. has now shipped 291 million doses to 110 countries, and reiterated the Biden administration's commitment to donating 1.2 billion doses to foreign nations.
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