So it's a significant step forward in terms of availability of additional doses to close the global vaccine gap.ĪIZENMAN: But many advocates worry the timing for delivering these donations will be too slow. The European Union upped its overall commitment to up to 500 million. Carolyn Reynolds is co-founder of the Pandemic Action Network, an advocacy group that's been tracking donation pledges.ĬAROLYN REYNOLDS: Japan committed to an additional 60 million doses. And it looks like it has spurred at least some other countries to follow suit. will buy 500 million additional doses of the Pfizer vaccine for less well-off countries. President Biden tried to jump-start his plan to change that by announcing a major new donation. NURITH AIZENMAN, BYLINE: Right now less than 10% of people in low-income countries have been vaccinated against COVID. NPR's Nurith Aizenman reports on the progress so far.
The president is trying to drum up support for vaccinating 70% of the world's population over the next year, but that will require convincing rich countries to change their priorities when it comes to vaccines. And now comes the hard part - that's what many global health advocates are saying a day after President Biden held a virtual summit on COVID-19.
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