US to donate 500 million Covid vaccines to 92 countries through COVAX: Sources

美国将通过COVAX疫苗计划向92个国家捐赠5亿剂疫苗

NEW DELHI: The US will purchase 500 million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for distribution through WHO's COVAX programme, according to sources.

新德里：据消息人士称，美国将购买5亿剂辉瑞新冠疫苗，通过世卫组织的COVAX计划分发。

An announcement from US President Joe Biden could come as early as Thursday.

美国总统乔·拜登最早将于周四宣布这一消息。

The vaccines purchased would go to 92 lower income countries, including some in Africa.

购买的疫苗将提供给92个低收入国家，包括一些非洲国家。

Sources say that US will purchase the first batch of 200 million doses this year itself. The balance 300 million is likely to be purchased in early 2022.

有消息称，美国将在今年购买首批2亿剂疫苗，剩下的3亿可能会在2022年初购买。

National security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters Wednesday that Biden was committed to sharing vaccines because it was in the public health and strategic interests of the US.

国家安全顾问杰克·沙利文周三告诉记者，拜登致力于分享疫苗，因为这符合美国的公共卫生和战略利益。

以下是印度时报读者的评论：译者：Jessica.Wu

Vinay

Great gesture by Biden, a true leader for his own country n world over.

拜登做得好，他是自己国家的领袖，也是世界的领袖。

Sci Geek

Great gesture from USA. They need to step in. Biden had the vaccine ready though as he became the president

美国做得好。他们需要介入。拜登在当上总统的时候就准备好了疫苗

Interested Observer

Modi wants to restrict the supply of vaccines to India so that he and the BJP can. black market the vaccines for a profit. for Indian manufactured vaccines he sets a incredibly low price ensuring manufacturers can only ramp up the supply slowly. the BJP is buying the vaccine for Rs 150 and black marketing it for thousands.

Modi is desperate to prevent foriegn made vaccines from entering India hence the roadblocks in front of Pfizer and Moderna.

莫迪想要限制对印度的疫苗供应，这样他和人民党就可以通过黑市交易来获利。对于印度生产的疫苗，他设定了令人难以置信的低价，确保制造商只能缓慢增加供应。印度人民党以150卢比的价格购买疫苗，然后以数千卢比的价格在黑市销售。莫迪急于阻止外国疫苗进入印度，给辉瑞和Moderna设置了障碍

Anil Agrawal

I wonder if these will be given for free by USA or countries have to pay benefitting Pfizer.

我想知道这些疫苗是否由美国免费提供，还是说其他国家必须向辉瑞付钱。

Sci Geek

US is paying and purchasing from Pfizer. This is a donation and will be done through COVAX program organized by GAVI & WHO. Receiving countries will get the free vaccines.

美国从辉瑞购买的，美国付钱。这是一项捐赠，将通过全球疫苗和免疫联盟和世卫组织组织的COVAX计划进行分配。接收国将免费获得疫苗。

Geoff Boycott

India donated most vaccine to other nations while its people died. At that time, Indians hailed their leader as God but blamed US for vaccinating its people first. Now they are blaming US for donating vaccine.

印度人接连死亡时，印度把大部分疫苗捐赠给了其他国家。当时，印度人把他们的领袖尊为神，却指责美国首先给他们自己的人民接种疫苗。现在他们却指责美国捐赠疫苗。

Gumnami Baba

Now bhekharis will stand in line.

现在印度人要排队等疫苗了。

Iron Dome

US is real super power not Jhumla pradesh called india

美国才是真正的超级大国，印度不是

Mahi Sher

Yup , great slaves of the white race

白人的奴隶

Govid

American govt first vaccinated their own.Then purchased vaccines for others.

美国政府首先为本国人民接种了疫苗，然后为其他人购买疫苗。

d_kmar

India needs to learn a lot from US with regards to planning and execution. India’s plan and execution was a mess even though india was boasting as the largest manufacturer in the world for vaccine.

在计划和执行方面，印度需要向美国学习很多。尽管印度吹嘘自己是世界上最大的疫苗制造商，但印度的计划和执行却是一团糟。

Tharki Katulla

This is how true leaders go about doing their business.

这才是真正的领袖做事的方式。

Anil Raiker

I wonder what is the expiry date of vaccine. Some of them are costly to stire for long time. Having said that its good of USA to distribute its unused vaccines

我想知道疫苗的有效期是到什么时候，长期储存，费用很贵的。话虽如此，美国分发未使用的疫苗是好事

Napota Phukan

The US will not distribute expired or defective vaccines.

美国不会分发过期或有缺陷的疫苗

Patriot

Than you US for doing this. But World has 8 billion people  plus US ,Canada and EU and Britain ,Japan South Korea do not need help. Rest of world need 5 Billion vaccines. America you have to buy 1 billion more Vaccines to help world.

谢谢美国，但是世界上有80亿人口，加上美国、加拿大、欧盟、英国、日本和韩国不需要帮助。世界其他地区需要50亿剂疫苗。美国，你得再买10亿疫苗来帮助世界。

Rop Hod

In 2020, tax collection in India was Rs. 9.45 lakh crores, whereas in US it was Rs. 256.5 lakh crores.

2020年，印度的税收为9.45万亿卢比，而美国为256.5万亿卢比。

Xander Jasus

SMART LEADER: first vaccinate our own people then donate rest. NOT SO SMART LEADER: first donate, let our own people die, then become a laughing stock all over the world

聪明的领导者：首先为自己人接种，然后捐赠给其他人。不那么聪明的领导人，先捐给别人，让自己人自生自灭，然后成为全世界的笑柄

Sangeet Kumar Jain

Pfizer vaccines need super cool storage temperature which will not be available in most of the countries. USA is only donating vaccines and not freezers. So countries will have to purchase those freezers from USA, of course at a commercial price.

辉瑞疫苗需要超低的储存温度，而这在大多数国家是不可能做到的。美国只捐赠疫苗，不捐赠冷藏箱。所以各国将不得不从美国购买这些冰箱，当然是以市场价。

Kt T

that storage requirements was removed long back ...currently it stored at 0 to 2 degrees for few days....

这些储存要求早就被取消了……目前它可以在0-2度的温度下保存几天....

Kris Toyota

It seems that India is not really keen on donations of the Pfizer vaccine. That appears to be only a short-term need because of the delays involved in procurement of raw materials for indigenous manufacturing of Covishield and Covaxn. It is a shame that US still has not lifted the embargo on the export of raw materials.

印度似乎并不热衷于捐赠的辉瑞疫苗。这似乎只是一种短期需要，因为为本地生产Covishield和Covaxn而采购的原材料出现了延误。遗憾的是，美国仍然没有解除对原材料的出口禁令。