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

Two men opening boxes marked with 'COVAX' and American flag (U.S. Government)
The U.S. and COVAX delivered 4.9 million additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam, bringing the total U.S. donation to Vietnam to over 33 million doses. (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 503 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.

March 22

The United States, through COVAX and other partnerships, has now shared more than half a billion safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses to save lives.

Men standing amongst large boxes next to cargo plane (© Brian Inganga/AP Images)
Boxes of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses, donated by the U.S. government through COVAX, arrive in Nairobi, Kenya, on August 23, 2021. (© Brian Inganga/AP Images)

March 20

The United States donated more than 2.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to four African nations, including 840,060 to Ethiopia and 840,000 to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

March 18

The United States donated another 349,830 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Honduras.

March 15

The United States donated nearly 2 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Uzbekistan.

March 14

The United States delivered 4.9 million additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam.

March 11

The United States recently donated more than 780,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to six countries in Africa, including 250,380 to Somalia and 218,790 to Malawi.

March 9

The United States donated 3,817,520 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico.

March 7

The United States announced a donation of 3,999,060 more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines.

March 4

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

 

The United States donated an additional 75,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Trinidad and Tobago.

 

The United States recently donated more than 5.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to eight African countries, including 1,898,910 doses to Kenya and 999,180 doses to Rwanda.

March 2

The United States donated 769,860 more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines.

 

To date, the United States has donated a total of more than 61 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh.

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 and February 2022.