(Observer Network) On the 21st local time, the US White House website released the second batch of 55 million doses of vaccines in the Biden-Harris administration, and Taiwan appeared on the second batch of distribution list. However, Taiwanese media said that Taiwan should not be able to get the share this time, because the vaccines that the United States arrived in Taiwan on the 19th were counted as two batches of donations. The US overseas vaccine distribution plan has limited effect, and some Indian media said that donation of vaccines is not enough to receive a day.
Biden-Harris administration’s second batch of 55 million doses of vaccine overseas allocation plan, White House website screenshot
The vaccine released this time is part of the 80 million doses of vaccine announced by US President Biden html in May. Previously, on June 3, the White House website issued a statement announcing the first batch of 25 million doses overseas distribution plans.
In the second batch of overseas distribution plans, about 41 million doses of vaccines will be distributed through the COVID-19 vaccine Implementation Plan (COVAX). Specifically, 14 million doses were allocated to Latin America and the Caribbean, 10 million doses were allocated to Africa, and 16 million doses were allocated to South and Southeast Asia, including Taiwan. Another 14 million doses will be provided to some regionally priority countries and other recipient countries.
Taiwan has always been thinking about the vaccine against the United States. The new allocation plan has been announced. Although Taiwan is on the registration, the United States will not allocate additional vaccines to Taiwan. According to the Taiwan media "Central Daily" report on the 22nd, the 2.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine sent to Taiwan by the United States on the 19th were counted as two batches of donations, including the first batch of 750,000 doses and the second batch of 1.75 million doses. In the future, Taiwan will not obtain vaccines from the US 80 million doses of vaccine distribution plan.
Taiwan’s current vaccination rate is still relatively low. According to statistics from the Taiwan regional disease control department, as of 10:00 on the 21st, a total of about 1.542 million people in Taiwan have been vaccinated with the new crown vaccine, with a vaccination rate of about 6.54%. Although there have been constant calls on the island to open up the introduction of mainland vaccines, the DPP authorities are still refusing to mainland vaccines.
June 21, Taiwan, China, Taoyuan Airport began to administer Moderna vaccine to front-line staff at the airport on the same day, the picture was from the Surging Image.
In response to the DPP authorities' behavior of obstructing mainland vaccines while being grateful for the US assistance, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on the 21st that the DPP authorities continue to engage in political manipulation in anti-epidemic cooperation for their own political interests, and obstructing mainland vaccines from entering Taiwan in every possible way, and even lied that the mainland hindered its purchase of vaccines. This is an indifference to the lives and health of Taiwanese compatriots.
The White House statement also mentioned Biden's commitment to donating 500 million Pfizer vaccines to the world at the G7 summit, and also stated that the United States will actively expand its production capacity and is expected to produce more than 1 billion doses of the new crown vaccine in Africa, India and other places in 2021 and 2022. The statement uses this to promote the United States to use this vaccine to strategically lead the world in fighting the new crown epidemic and ultimately ensure global security.
However, although the US government slogan is loud, the actual actions are another matter. The United States has been following a policy of prioritizing domestic vaccination, and it was not until recently that the vaccine surplus began to carry out overseas distribution plans. As of June 14, China has supplied more than 350 million doses of vaccines to the world as of June 14.
The two batches of vaccine distribution plans announced by the US government involve many countries and regions, and the total amount is still too small, and it is also limited in its support for countries in fighting the epidemic. According to the Times of India on the 21st, India is expected to obtain 3 million to 5 million doses of vaccine from the two batches of vaccine distribution plans in the United States. These vaccines have not yet arrived. Even if they are found, considering that India is now vaccinated with more than 8.2 million doses per day, it is not enough for a day to use.
Previously, on June 13, the US Embassy in Germany and Domestic announced on social media that the US government has donated 80 bottles of Pfizer's new crown vaccine to the Government of Germany and Domestic, which has caused a lot of ridicule from netizens. , Teduo, has a total population of 1.4 million, and 80 bottles of vaccines can only be vaccinated about 200 people, which is obviously too few. On June 6, three U.S. senators visited Taiwan on military planes and announced that they donated the first batch of 750,000 doses of vaccines to Taiwan, which also caused complaints on the island. The total population of Taiwan is 23.57 million, and 750,000 doses are just a drop in the bucket.
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