A child receives a dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a school in Lahore, Pakistan, September 19, 2022. (© K.M. Chaudary/AP Images)
Diseases don’t respect borders. COVID-19 spread worldwide, killing more than 6.6 million people and inflicting costs on the global economy that could reach $12.5 trillion by 2024.
The United States is committed to strengthening global health security to detect and treat existing diseases, prevent the next pandemic and save lives everywhere. It works with partners to train health care workers, improve access to testing and treatment, and increase vaccine manufacturing around the world.
“Infectious diseases that cross borders, cause death, and disrupt societies and economies are a threat to national and global security,” President Biden said in June, announcing U.S. support for a new pandemic preparedness fund at the World Bank. “To protect lives at home and all…
