White House Announces Allocation Plan for 55 Million Doses to be Shared Globally, Kosovo to also benefit

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Gazeta Express

22/06/2021 8:48

The White House issued a statement Tuesday announcing that, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing the distribution list for 55 million of the 80 million doses of America’s own vaccine supply President Biden has pledged to allocate by the end of June in service of ending the COVID-19 pandemic globally. Among countries which will benefit from this US global initiative is also Kosovo.   

“Approximately 14 million – or 25% of these 55 million vaccines – will be shared with regional priorities and other recipients, such as: Colombia, Argentina, Haiti, other CARICOM countries, 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,” according to the press release issued by White House.

The White House announced that sharing millions of U.S. vaccines with other countries signals a major commitment by the U.S. Government. “This will take time, but the President has directed the Administration to use all the levers of the U.S. government to protect individuals from this virus as quickly as possible.  The specific vaccines and amounts will be determined and shared as the administration works through the logistical, regulatory and other parameters particular to each region and country,” according to the statement. /GazetaExpress/