(C) U.S. State Dept This story was originally published by U.S. State Dept and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . U.S. sends COVID-19 vaccines worldwide [rolling updates] [1] [] Date: 2022-10-20 18:01:04+00:00 The United States works with international partners to donate COVID-19 vaccines to the world and end the pandemic. America’s support for the global fight against COVID-19 includes: Donating over 625 million vaccine doses to other countries. Contributing $4 billion to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in support of COVAX, the global initiative to equitably distribute safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. Delivering essential medicines, supplies and therapeutics, as well as other assistance to help countries rebuild economies, overcome food shortages and strengthen health security. “The United States will be the world’s arsenal of vaccines in our shared fight against this virus,” President Biden said in a June 3, 2021, statement. “We will continue to do all we can to build a world that is safer and more secure against the threat of infectious disease.” This rolling collection of photos, tweets and articles offers a snapshot of the U.S. efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide. October 18 The United States, through COVAX, recently delivered 3 million additional pediatric doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh. Three million additional pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in Bangladesh last week. In total, the U.S. has partnered with #COVAX to donate more than 90.7 million vaccine doses to Bangladesh to protect both adults and children from the pandemic’s ill effects. pic.twitter.com/U4Ba1zjikC — Department of State (@StateDept) October 18, 2022 October 14 The United States, through COVAX, recently delivered more than 3.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to four countries in Africa, including 1,000,350 to Sudan and 1,160,640 to Zambia. Over the past three weeks the U.S. has partnered with #COVAX to donate more than 3.7 million COVID-19 vaccines to Cote d’Ivoire, Sudan, Guinea, and Zambia. We will continue working together to protect the world from COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/iANRPC9y0n — Department of State (@StateDept) October 15, 2022 October 13 The United States, through COVAX, donated an additional 8 million pediatric doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan. 8 million additional U.S.-donated pediatric COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in Pakistan via #COVAX. To date, the United States has delivered more than 78.5 million vaccine doses to Pakistan. #USPAK partnership in health continues to protect children from the virus. pic.twitter.com/6AMYgmsCcz — Department of State (@StateDept) October 13, 2022 October 12 Countries will receive lifesaving medicines to treat COVID-19 patients under recently announced U.S.-led initiatives. October 6 The United States donated more than 100,000 additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Tunisia. The U.S. is donating 100,000+ Pfizer vaccine doses to the people of Tunisia, for a total of 3 million doses delivered to 🇹🇳. Through #COVAX, we’re working with global partners @gavi to ensure equitable distribution of safe and effective vaccines worldwide. pic.twitter.com/XCutyzBea2 — Department of State (@StateDept) October 6, 2022 October 4 The United States, through COVAX, donated an additional 200,000 pediatric doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Laos. The United States is proud to support Laos with over 200,000 Pfizer Pediatric vaccine doses, donated in partnership with #COVAX. These vaccines for Lao children are part of our commitment to end the COVID-19 pandemic and save lives. pic.twitter.com/HsRHk2gTri — Department of State (@StateDept) October 5, 2022 October 3 The United States convened donors who pledged to provide a record $14.25 billion to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the next three years. September 27 The United States, through COVAX, provided 1.2 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam. The United States with #COVAX provided 1.2 million more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam, bringing the total number of doses to over 40 million. We will continue to provide vital COVID assistance to ensure a safe, strong recovery from this pandemic. pic.twitter.com/u5NGILdidC — Department of State (@StateDept) September 27, 2022 September 24 The United States recently provided more than 1 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Zambia. Yesterday over 1 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in #Zambia — donated by the U.S. government through COVAX. The U.S. government has donated more than 6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the people of Zambia free of cost. We encourage all to get vaccinated! 🇺🇸🇿🇲🤝 pic.twitter.com/ZbMUQkf5IX — U.S. Embassy Zambia (@usembassyzambia) September 24, 2022 September 23 The United States recently partnered with COVAX to ​deliver 1,565,460 vaccine doses to Mozambique and 254,400 pediatric vaccine doses to Rwanda. The United States continues to make COVID-19 vaccines more readily available in Africa and has partnered with #COVAX to ​donate 1,565,460 vaccine doses to Mozambique and 254,400 pediatric vaccines to Rwanda within the past two weeks. pic.twitter.com/Ma0nMucH36 — Department of State (@StateDept) September 24, 2022 September 20 The United States recently delivered more than 50,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Moldova. More than 50,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses have arrived in Moldova. The United States is proud to continue to work through @gavi #COVAX to help provide vaccines to countries around the world. Together, we will fight the pandemic and save lives. pic.twitter.com/9YNdNIQTfz — Department of State (@StateDept) September 20, 2022 This article is being updated periodically during each month and published in monthly segments. 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