U.S. sends COVID-19 vaccines worldwide [April 2022]

Two women holding sign celebrating COVID-19 vaccine doses donated to Egypt (U.S. Government)
The United States delivered 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Egypt on April 7. (U.S. Government)

The United States works with international partners to donate COVID-19 vaccines to the world and end the pandemic.

America’s support for the global fight against COVID-19 includes:

  • Donating over 525 million vaccine doses to other countries.
  • Purchasing 1 billion vaccine doses to donate to nearly 100 developing countries.
  • Contributing $4 billion to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in support of COVAX, the global initiative to equitably distribute safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines worldwide.
  • Delivering essential medicines, supplies and therapeutics, as well as other assistance to help countries rebuild economies, overcome food shortages and strengthen health security.

“The United States will be the world’s arsenal of vaccines in our shared fight against this virus,” President Biden said in a June 3, 2021, statement. “We will continue to do all we can to build a world that is safer and more secure against the threat of infectious disease.”

This rolling collection of photos, tweets and articles offers a snapshot of the U.S. efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide.

April 19

The United States has now delivered more than 150,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Comoros.

April 17

The United States donated more than 2.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to four African nations, including 57,330 to Mauritania and 2,063,880 to Nigeria.

April 12

The United States announced the delivery of an additional 4.7 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan.

April 10

The United States announced the recent delivery of more than 700,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to three African countries, including 337,400 doses to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and 292,500 doses to Zambia.

 

The United States is also supplying vaccine doses for children in lower middle-income countries.

April 7

The United States announced the delivery of 52,650 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Solomon Islands.

 

The United States announced the delivery of 1.5 million additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Egypt.

April 6

The United States announced the delivery of an additional 198,900 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Tajikistan.

April 5

The United States announced the delivery of 90,090 additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Bhutan.

 

The United States announced the delivery of 3.5 million additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Indonesia.

 

World Health Day April 7 reminds us of the need to protect people and their environment. The United States has answered the call by leading an international effort to strengthen World Health Organization (WHO) regulations that will better prepare the world to prevent, detect and rapidly respond to future disease outbreaks and by donating COVID-19 vaccine doses to more than 110 countries.

Young boy, seen from rear, standing before two women in gowns and masks (© Andre Coelho/Getty Images)
The COVID-19 pandemic showed the world the power of science to quickly respond to diseases. Here, a boy watches nurses in May 2020 in Manaus, Brazil, where medical teams offered flu shots and COVID-19 testing. (© Andre Coelho/Getty Images)

April 3

The United States announced a recent donation of more than 2.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to four African countries, including 99,450 to Benin and 1,999,530 to Ghana.

March 31

The United States announced the delivery of nearly 1.5 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal.

 

Through COVAX, the United States delivered 2.9 million additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam.

March 29

The United States has invested nearly $20 million in Morocco’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 25

The United States announced the recent donation of more than 2.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to four countries in Africa, including 336,000 doses to Madagascar and 200,070 doses to Sierra Leone.

This article is being updated periodically during each month and published in monthly segments. See the updates for JulyAugustSeptemberOctober, November and December 2021 and January, February and March 2022.