U.S. Pledges 5.7 Million Pfizer Vaccine Shots to South Africa

The U.S. has donated 5.7 million Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine shots, the largest bilateral contribution, to support South Africa’s efforts to curb the spread of the pandemic and accelerate economic recovery.

The Biden-Harris administration pledged 500 million doses globally including through Covax, the Africa CDC and African Union, U.S. chief of mission Todd Haskell said in a statement.

“South Africans know they can count on the U.S. as a friend and partner, to support their efforts to fight the pandemic and get their economy back on track,” Haskell said.

The continuous reinstatement of restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus …