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Tracking U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Donations

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Tracking U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Donations Published: Sep 22, 2021 https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/tracking-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-donations/ Facebook   Twitter   LinkedIn   Email   Print There remains a  significant gap in vaccine access  across the world, with only 2% of the population in low-income countries (LICs) receiving at least one vaccine dose, compared to 30% in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs), 54% in upper-middle-income countries (UMICs), and nearly two-thirds in high-income countries (HICs). One way to address this gap is for countries that have vaccines to donate them to countries in need, either via the multilateral COVAX mechanism or directly to countries and/or regions via bilateral donations. For its part, the U.S. government has pledged to donate at least 1.1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine for global use by 2022 and has been delivering doses to countries around the world since June. 1  To understand more abo...

Spacing Between COVID Vaccine Doses

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https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/marty-makary/94315 Take Another Look at the Spacing Between COVID Vaccine Doses — Growing body of research suggests robust immune response with extended dosing interval by Martin Makary MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief, MedPage Today September 1, 2021 share to facebook share to twitter share to linkedin email article When most Americans showed up to get their first dose of an mRNA vaccine, they were sternly warned that they must schedule a second dose within a month. In my case, I politely explained that I would come back for my second dose at 3 months. T...