White House press secretary Jen Psaki says the United States has shipped 22 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine to other countries this week.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Friday. — AP
White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Friday. — AP

The total was a weekly record as vaccines went to 23 countries. Psaki says the recipients included Pakistan, Vietnam, Guatemala, Panama, Senegal, Cameroon and Morocco, among other nations. By this weekend, roughly 80m doses in total will have shipped from the United States to other countries, according to AP.

Psaki stressed at the news briefing that the United States is “donating more to the world than any other country”. Still, there is a global vaccine gap between wealthier nations and poorer ones, a reflection of the economic might of American and European countries as well as the pressure to address the needs of domestic populations.

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