Biden: "Prioritizing 25 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses for South Korea and Others"

Plan to Initially Release 25 Million Doses Out of 80 Million
19 Million Doses Provided Through COVAX
Direct Supply to Korea, Canada, Mexico, and India

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[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The United States has announced plans for 25 million doses out of the 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses it intends to provide overseas, including to South Korea.

On the 3rd (local time), the White House revealed the vaccine supply plan through a statement issued in the name of President Joe Biden.

Of the 25 million doses, at least 75%, or 19 million doses, will be provided to COVAX, the international vaccine distribution system. Through COVAX, 6 million doses will be allocated to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, 7 million doses to countries in South and Southeast Asia, and 5 million doses to African countries.

Six million doses will be delivered directly to individual countries. The recipient countries are South Korea, Canada, Mexico, and India. The United States has decided to provide 1 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine to South Korea.

President Biden stated, "We are not providing vaccines out of goodwill, but to save lives and end the pandemic," adding, "We will coordinate multilateral efforts by following science and cooperating with democratic partner countries, including the G7."

He also assessed, "Strong American leadership is essential to ending the pandemic and strengthening international health security to respond more effectively to the next threat."

President Biden further declared, "The United States will be the world's vaccine arsenal in the fight against the COVID-19 virus," and announced that additional vaccine supply plans will be revealed in the future.

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