White House says US can provide COVID-19 boosters if needed
Reuters
August 5, 2021 09:00 MYT
August 5, 2021 09:00 MYT
A commuter receives a shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for COVID-19 during the opening of MTA's public vaccination program at a subway station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., May 12, 2021. REUTERS
WASHINGTON: The White House said on Wednesday it is prepared to provide COVID-19 booster shots, if needed, suggesting it would not heed a call by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to delay providing additional vaccinations.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that high-income countries like the United States should hold off on giving more doses until more poor countries are able to inoculate their own populations.
But White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that was a "false choice" and Washington can both provide booster shots, if they are approved for use in the country, and donate excess supplies to other countries.