{"id":156980,"date":"2021-08-18T11:27:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T15:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/?post_type=one_press&p=156980"},"modified":"2021-08-18T11:27:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T15:27:37","slug":"biden-booster-plan","status":"publish","type":"one_press","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/press\/biden-booster-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"US booster plan threatens to exacerbate global vaccine inequities & prolong pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2014 The ONE Campaign issued the below statement today on the news that the Biden administration will authorize booster shots in September while many immunocompromised individuals and first responders in low-income countries have yet to receive a single COVID-19 dose.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sarah Swinehart, Senior Director of Communications, North America at The ONE Campaign<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Biden administration\u2019s decision to authorize booster shots for all Americans threatens to widen the gap between the haves and the have-nots. It\u2019s outrageous that a healthy, vaccinated individual will be able to get a third shot before the elderly and health workers in low-income countries can get a single dose. The fact that the US and other wealthy countries are in need of booster shots is an indictment of the world\u2019s failure to have a global plan to end this virus.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we understand the Biden administration\u2019s goal to further protect Americans, today\u2019s decision will further exacerbate global vaccine inequities and prolong the pandemic at home and abroad. In order to save lives, reduce the emergence of variants, and stop the spread of COVID-19, the US and wealthy countries must share more doses immediately.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Background<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n