The US has secured 200 million additional doses of coronavirus vaccine, President biden
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Speaking at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Biden said the purchases will increase supply by 50 percent to 600 million doses.
Biden, who did not remove his mask to speak, said the companies are speeding up delivery times, so that 100 million doses promised by the end of June will be delivered by the end of May.
He said the government had guaranteed enough doses of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech to inoculate all Americans by the end of July.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the US paid approximately $ 2 billion to Pfizer for the additional doses and $ 1.65 billion to Moderna.
The United States has previously purchased enough doses of vaccine to inoculate the population twice.
However, extra doses will not be available immediately, which means that the shortage of existing supplies plaguing the deployment is likely to continue, at least in the short term.
Instead, the 200 million extra doses will provide a barrier when the initial supplies run out.
In his remarks on Thursday, Biden criticized the former President Trump
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“My predecessor – to be quite frank – did not do his job in preparing for the huge challenge of vaccinating hundreds of millions of Americans,” said Biden.
The Trump administration under Operation Warp Speed secured 400 million combined doses of Pfizer and Moderna, but was criticized for failing to assist states with the “last mile” of distribution, including gun firing, which was delegated to states.
The pace of immunization started at a slower pace than what former Trump officials promised last fall, while state and federal officials argued about who was to blame.
But despite complaints, states were averaging close to 900,000 vaccinations a day when Biden took office, and are now on track for about 1.5 million a day.
Additional vaccine supplies are also expected to come from Johnson & Johnson. The company’s single-injection coronavirus vaccine is due to be reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration later this month.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine requires only one dose, unlike the two-dose vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, which means it will be easier to distribute.
It is also much easier to store; the shot is estimated to remain stable for two years at 4 degrees Fahrenheit, and will remain stable for at least three months in most standard refrigerators at temperatures of 36 to 46 degrees.
But the initial offer is expected to be limited. The company said it “expects to have the product available for shipment immediately after authorization”, but did not specify how much.
It still hopes to fulfill its commitment to supply 100 million doses by mid-year.