The White House on Thursday unveiled the allocation for the first 25 million of 80 million doses it plans to share with the world, which the global vaccine alliance COVAX hopes will boost an inoculation effort that has seen developed countries account for the lion's share of doses administered so far.
Through COVAX, approximately six million doses will head to South and Central America, seven million to Asia and five million to Africa.
"As long as this pandemic is raging anywhere in the world, the American people will still be vulnerable," U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement. "And the United States is committed to bringing the same urgency to international vaccination efforts that we have demonstrated at home."
The remaining six million will be directed by the White House to U.S. allies and partners, including Canada, Mexico and the Republic of Korea, West Bank and Gaza, Ukraine, Kosovo, Haiti, Georgia, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Yemen, as well as United Nations front-line workers.
Secretary of State, Antony Blinken earlier this week promised the U.S. would work in conjunction with COVAX and "distribute vaccines without political requirements of those receiving them."