The U.S. is expected to provide 500 million Pfizer-BioNTech doses to 100 nations over the next year.
President Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, on Wednesday shortly before the president’s first trip abroad.Credit.Tom Brenner for The New York Times
June 9, 2021, 11:53 a.m. ET
The White House has reached an agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech to provide 500 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to about 100 countries over the next year, a pact that President Biden plans to announce as early as Thursday, according to multiple people familiar with the plan.
Under intense pressure to do more to address the global vaccine shortage and the disparities in vaccination between rich and poor nations, the president hinted at the plan Wednesday morning, when he was asked if he had a vaccination strategy for the world.