U.S. directs millions of COVID-19 shots to Latin America, Africa, Asia – Netscape News

By Jeff Mason Reuters (Reuters) -The White House laid out a plan on Monday to share 55 million U.S. COVID-19 vaccine doses globally, with roughly 75% of the doses allocated to Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa through the COVAX international vaccine-sharing program. The plan fulfills President Joe Biden’s commitment to share 80 million U.S.-made vaccines with countries around the world. The president sketched out his priorities for the first 25 million doses from that pledge earlier this month. The United States has come under pressure to share more of its vaccine supply with countries that are still…