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Vietnamese man jailed for five years for spreading coronavirus
Source: Reuters
Vietnam jailed a man on Monday for five years for breaking strict Covid-19 quarantine rules and spreading the virus to others, state media reported.
Le Van Tri, 28, was convicted of "spreading dangerous infectious diseases" at a one-day trial at the People's Court of the southern province of Ca Mau, according to the state-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/06/asia/vietnam-jailed-covid-quarantine-intl-hnk-scli/index.html
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FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Major Milestone in Administration's Global Vaccination Efforts: More Than 100 Million U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Donated and Shipped Abroad
August 03, 2021
Statements and Releases
Building off of last week's announcement of additional actions that we are taking to stop the spread of the Delta variant and get more people vaccinated in the United States, President Biden will give an update on another critical piece of his strategy to end the COVID-19 pandemic: stopping the spread of the virus abroad. As one part of our strategy to do that, the President has promised that the United States will be an arsenal of vaccines for the world and is acting with the same urgency to combat the virus abroad as here at home. Today, the President will announce that the U.S. has now donated and shipped more than 110 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccines to more than 60 countries - a major milestone that cements the United States as the global leader in COVID-19 vaccine donations. According to the United Nations, this is more than the donations of all other countries combined and reflects the generosity of the American spirit.
In June, the President committed to donate at least 80 million vaccines from the U.S. supply to countries throughout the world, and he promised to continue to share as we are able. Today's announcement is a fulfillment of his promise and a significant down payment on hundreds of millions of more doses that the U.S. will deliver in the coming weeks. The United States has been able to share these doses because of the aggressive action the President took when he came into office to secure enough vaccines for all Americans. The majority of these vaccines - made in the United States - were shipped through COVAX. The United States has also worked in close partnership with key regional partners, including the African Union and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
These more than 110 million doses - that are already saving lives around the world - are just the beginning of the Administration's efforts to provide vaccines to the world. Starting at the end of this month, the Administration will begin shipping a half a billion Pfizer doses that the United States has pledged to purchase and donate to 100 low- income countries in need.
Biden Administration's Approach to Sharing U.S. Vaccines: Our goals are to increase global COVID-19 vaccination coverage, prepare for surges and prioritize healthcare workers and other vulnerable populations based on public health data and acknowledged best practice, and help our neighbors and other countries in need. Importantly, the United States has not and will not use its vaccines to secure favors from other countries. Our aim is to save lives.
The Administration looks at a variety of factors, including COVID-19 case rates, death rates, and hospitalizations; current vaccination rates; responses to surges; and a country's ability to receive vaccines and put shots into arms.
We will continue to work with COVAX, regional partners such as the African Union and CARICOM, and other partners to ensure these vaccines are delivered in a way that is equitable and follows the science and public health data. This is a unique moment in history, and it requires American leadership, science and ingenuity, perseverance, and we are demonstrating that we can deliver results for people around the world.
To date, the U.S. has donated COVID-19 vaccines as follows:
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August 03, 2021
Statements and Releases
Building off of last week's announcement of additional actions that we are taking to stop the spread of the Delta variant and get more people vaccinated in the United States, President Biden will give an update on another critical piece of his strategy to end the COVID-19 pandemic: stopping the spread of the virus abroad. As one part of our strategy to do that, the President has promised that the United States will be an arsenal of vaccines for the world and is acting with the same urgency to combat the virus abroad as here at home. Today, the President will announce that the U.S. has now donated and shipped more than 110 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccines to more than 60 countries - a major milestone that cements the United States as the global leader in COVID-19 vaccine donations. According to the United Nations, this is more than the donations of all other countries combined and reflects the generosity of the American spirit.
In June, the President committed to donate at least 80 million vaccines from the U.S. supply to countries throughout the world, and he promised to continue to share as we are able. Today's announcement is a fulfillment of his promise and a significant down payment on hundreds of millions of more doses that the U.S. will deliver in the coming weeks. The United States has been able to share these doses because of the aggressive action the President took when he came into office to secure enough vaccines for all Americans. The majority of these vaccines - made in the United States - were shipped through COVAX. The United States has also worked in close partnership with key regional partners, including the African Union and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
These more than 110 million doses - that are already saving lives around the world - are just the beginning of the Administration's efforts to provide vaccines to the world. Starting at the end of this month, the Administration will begin shipping a half a billion Pfizer doses that the United States has pledged to purchase and donate to 100 low- income countries in need.
Biden Administration's Approach to Sharing U.S. Vaccines: Our goals are to increase global COVID-19 vaccination coverage, prepare for surges and prioritize healthcare workers and other vulnerable populations based on public health data and acknowledged best practice, and help our neighbors and other countries in need. Importantly, the United States has not and will not use its vaccines to secure favors from other countries. Our aim is to save lives.
The Administration looks at a variety of factors, including COVID-19 case rates, death rates, and hospitalizations; current vaccination rates; responses to surges; and a country's ability to receive vaccines and put shots into arms.
We will continue to work with COVAX, regional partners such as the African Union and CARICOM, and other partners to ensure these vaccines are delivered in a way that is equitable and follows the science and public health data. This is a unique moment in history, and it requires American leadership, science and ingenuity, perseverance, and we are demonstrating that we can deliver results for people around the world.
To date, the U.S. has donated COVID-19 vaccines as follows:
Afghanistan 3,300,000 Malaysia 1,000,000
Argentina 3,500,000 Mali 151,000
Bangladesh 5,500,000 Mauritania 302,000
Benin 302,000 Mexico 4,049,000
Bhutan 500,000 Moldova 301,000
Bolivia 1,008,000 Morocco 302,000
Brazil 3,000,000 Mozambique 302,000
Burkina Faso 302,000 Nepal 1,534,000
Cambodia 1,058,000 Niger 316,000
Cameroon 303,000 Nigeria 4,000,000
Canada 2,500,000 Pakistan 5,500,000
CAR 302,000 Panama 503,000
Colombia 6,000,000 Paraguay 2,000,000
Costa Rica 500,000 Peru 2,000,000
Djibouti 151,000 Philippines 6,239,000
Ecuador 2,000,000 PNG 302,000
El Salvador 3,000,000 ROK 1,012,000
Eswatini 302,000 Senegal 302,000
Ethiopia 1,664,000 Somalia 302,000
Fiji 150,000 South Africa 5,660,000
Gambia 302,000 Sri Lanka 1,500,000
Georgia 503,000 Sudan 604,000
Guatemala 4,500,000 Taiwan 2,500,000
Guinea Bissau 302,000 Tajikistan 1,500,000
Haiti 500,000 Tanzania 1,058,000
Honduras 3,000,000 Thailand 1,500,000
Indonesia 8,000,000 Tunisia 1,000,000
Jordan 503,000 Ukraine 2,000,000
Laos 1,000,000 Uruguay 500,000
Lesotho 302,000 Uzbekistan 3,000,000
Liberia 302,000 Vietnam 5,000,000
Madagascar 302,000 Zambia 302,000
Malawi 302,000 Total 111,701,000
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We sent Vietnam 5,000,000 doses as of the tally last month. The U.S. continues to pool and ship doses as part of COVAX and Gavi.
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I found the State Department has a running tally of what we have sent overseas here (127,735,610 as of 8/27/21 at post time) - https://www.state.gov/covid-19-recovery/vaccine-deliveries/
It's purposeful that the RW-owned mainstream media continues the negative press refusing to acknowledge what the U.S. has been doing and encouraging people to attack Biden because they won't report on what has been and continues to be done. Their goal is to promote the narrative that we are selfishly hoarding.
Now it's time for the rest of the world's largest economies to step it up, notably Germany, who hosts the HQ for the pharma maker named as the OTHER HALF of the Pfizer vaccine - which is actually attributed as the "Pfizer-BioNTech" COVID-19 vaccine.
BioNTech - https://biontech.de/
Germany is the largest by population and economy in Europe.
so she is on her way out, is campaigning for her possible successor from her center-right party...
So as a tally, the U.S. has donated 127 million and Germany has apparently "promised" to donate 30 million - https://www.dw.com/en/covid-germany-set-to-donate-vaccine-doses-to-other-countries/a-58695131
The donations will be whatever they have left of AstraZeneca and some Janssen (J&J) but apparently none of their Pfizer-BioNtech.
dumping is their sort of "up you" to the UK. 
AstraZeneca's is the primary vaccine that has been dished out around the world though (more than even Pfizer's). It uses similar tech as the Janssen (J&J) one. We were also sending that one away but that is because it hasn't been approved for use here but we had some plants manufacturing it.
