Biden “Vaccination of 50 million people in 5 weeks after taking office… It will be over 100 million at 100”

50 million vaccinations in 37 days after taking office on January 20th
Trump administration stops vaccinating 16 million people per month to prepare
US pharmaceutical companies expect exports to be limited until the US inoculum is filled

[아시아경제 이현우 기자] After the inauguration of US President Joe Biden, the number of people vaccinated against Corona 19 has exceeded 50 million. From mid-December last year to the 20th of last month, when President Biden took office, the vaccination rate in the United States, which only vaccinated 16 million people amid various confusion, is gaining momentum. As President Biden’s pledge at the time of inauguration, the US government is expected to take a strong drive to record more than 100 million inoculations until the inauguration of 100, and it is predicted that the amount of vaccine exports by US pharmaceutical companies could be limited for a while. Is coming out.

According to the Associated Press and other foreign media, President Biden attended the ’50 million vaccine vaccination event’ held at the White House that day on the 25th (local time) and said, “We have successfully vaccinated 50 million people in 37 days after taking office. We have now reached half. “This is a few weeks ahead of the original schedule.” He then emphasized that “when the term is 100, more people will be able to receive vaccinations than the original promised 100 million people.”

This event was held to commemorate the over 50 million vaccinations in the U.S. from the 20th of last month when President Biden took office, and 4 people including emergency medical personnel, school counselors, and grocery store employees are required as the 50 millionth vaccination hero. Industry workers were selected. They were invited to the White House to get vaccinated and to take commemorative photos while talking with President Biden.

Earlier on the 22nd, President Biden held a memorial service for 500,000 cumulative corona19 deaths in the United States at the White House. After that, on the fifth week of taking office, the ceremony to commemorate the 50 million vaccinations was interpreted with the intention of commemorating the Americans who died in the turmoil of the Trump administration and linking and highlighting the achievements of the new government.

In fact, since the inauguration of President Biden, the vaccination rate in the United States has increased significantly. Vaccinations in the United States began on December 14 last year, and the Trump administration promised to inoculate 20 million people in two weeks, but only 16 million people were vaccinated for more than a month until the 20th of last month when President Biden took office. As Biden’s administration succeeded in inoculating 50 million people in 37 days, it is expected that President Biden’s pledge of “vaccinating more than 100 million people within 100 days of inauguration” will be achieved.

However, as vaccine exports by US pharmaceutical companies are expected to be restricted, there are concerns that vaccination plans in countries other than the US will be delayed for a considerable period of time. According to CNN, on the 23rd, major pharmaceutical companies producing Corona 19 vaccines, such as Pfizer and Modena, were convened at a hearing on vaccine pharmaceutical companies by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee held on the same day, and pledged to more than double the amount of supply today. Accordingly, there are concerns that the export of vaccines from these companies will be limited.

Reporter Lee Hyun-woo [email protected]