[News] Ecuador among the beneficiaries of the US donation of vaccines against COVID

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Joe Biden confirmed that the US will donate 80 million vaccines abroad, 75% via Covax.

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, confirmed this Thursday the announced donation of 80 million anticovid vaccines to be distributed globally, 75% of which will be distributed by the Covax program in regions such as Latin America.

There are 6 million doses for Central and South America, according to the statement.

Ecuador is one of the countries that are considered in this donation, as are the majority of Latin Americans, among which are Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Paraguay, Bolivia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Haiti , Dominican Republic and Caricom countries.

Also, 7 million vaccines will go to Asia, 5 million to Africa.

“We share these doses, not to obtain favors or to obtain concessions. We share these vaccines to save lives and lead the world to end the pandemic with the power of our example and our values, ”Biden said in a statement. The White House reported that for the doses to be distributed through the Covax mechanism, Washington will prioritize countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, and in South and Southeast Asia and Africa.

This will be the first time that the US has shared with the rest of the world vaccines approved for internal use - those from Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson - since it had previously announced the shipment between May and June of 60 million doses of AstraZeneca, which has yet to get the go-ahead from US regulators.