Advocate for Vaccines for All!
Sign the Petition Below
UPDATE: On May 17, 2021 the Biden Administration announced that they would send 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses globally. While this is a step in the right direction and will contribute to more people accessing the COVID-19 vaccine, we believe that this is not enough. We can do more to secure the safety of people everywhere.
Sign the petition to ask the Biden Administration to send ALL of our surplus COVID-19 vaccines to lower income countries.
Why Should I Sign?
The COVID-19 vaccine was a huge relief for so many of us and represented the end of the pandemic within sight. As of April 21, 2021, 40% of the total population in the USA has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (source)
At this rate, we are on track to vaccinate almost every single American who wants one. The Biden Administration has secured at least 700 million doses of vaccines — more than enough to fully vaccinate every adult and child in the U.S., several times over. (source)
Meanwhile, lower income countries struggle to secure the COVID-19 vaccine for their populations. If only some countries can vaccinate their populations, then the COVID-19 pandemic will continue. We are not safe until we are ALL safe.
Pandemics are global in nature; requiring a global approach, guaranteeing that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a global threat.
Amref Health Africa is helping African countries to secure the vaccine but our efforts will not be enough without global intervention. Amref will be on the ground training local health care workers to administer the vaccine, setting up vaccination centers including mobile clinics to reach remote communities, and educating communities about the safety of the vaccine through trusted Community Health Workers. Learn more about our efforts to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine in Africa.
All of this will not amount to much if there are no vaccines to give out.
Join us in demanding action now! Ask the Biden Administration to step in to increase equity to the vaccine and donate all surplus of COVID-19 vaccines – including Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson and Johnson doses – to lower-income countries.
How Else Can I Help?
- Reach out to your Senators and House Representatives to let them know that the Biden Administration has the opportunity to help end the pandemic globally by donating surplus vaccines to lower-income countries.
- Share the petition on social media and through email!
- Donate to Amref Health Africa and help us roll out the COVID-19 vaccine in Africa.
Help us stop COVID-19 in Africa
We’re rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine on the continent, training health workers, and educating communities to keep themselves healthy and safe. Visit our COVID-19 Info Center to learn more.
Help us get the COVID-19 vaccines to communities in Africa.