The Vaccine Donations Aren’t Enough
Developing countries now account for more of the COVID-19s daily global death toll, at 85 percent and climbing, than high-income countries. Thanks to high vaccination rates, deaths in these rich countries have fallen from 59 to 15 percent of the global share, an all-time low, according to the Brookings Institution. The signs of this switch are jarring. Vaccinated Americans are reading up on how to make the most of a summer vacation in Europe, while unvaccinated Indians are searching for tips on how to stay alive.
Not only are caseshigh in India, but surges are happening in parts of ,, and. To meet the challenge, leaders of the G7 countries, who gathered last weekend in the United Kingdom, announced new commitments that doses over 2021 and 2022, mainly through COVAX, a consortium consisting of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations; and the World Health Organization. Half of these newly promised doses will come from a U.S. government deal with Pfizer, of which will be made available toward the end of this year, and 300 million in the next. This news comes after an earlier decision to donate vaccines from the U.S. stockpile in the next few weeks.
