US President Joe Biden said today that the US, through the WHO (World Health Organization), will share technologies used to vaccinate against covid-19 and work to expand access to rapid testing and antiviral treatments for hard-to-reach populations. .

Speaking at the second global Covid-19 summit, Biden urged the US Congress to provide additional funding so that the US can contribute more to the global response to the pandemic.

“We’re introducing US government health technologies, including stabilized spike protein used in many Covid-19 vaccines,” Biden said in his keynote speech. Said.

The summit, jointly organized by the United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia and Senegal, is held today to discuss countries’ efforts to end the pandemic and prepare for future health threats.

The meeting is planned to build on the efforts and commitments made at the first global summit in September, including vaccinating more people, sending tests and treatments to populations most at risk, expanding protections for healthcare workers, and raising funds to prepare for a future pandemic. .

The US administration said the White House has raised more than $3 billion in new funds to combat the pandemic, including more than $2 billion for immediate response and a $962 million commitment to the Pandemic Preparedness Fund.

Also on Thursday, Chai (Clinton Health Access Initiative), the drug from several generics manufacturers that will produce versions of Pfizer’s antiviral therapy for Covid, Paxlovid, costs $25 or less per treatment in low- and middle-income countries.