“The United States on Monday will begin shipping its first doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine abroad as part of the Biden administration’s pledge to donate millions of vaccine doses to other countries, a White House official told CNN. The first of 2 million Pfizer vaccine doses will be shipped to Peru on Monday, the official said, as part of President Joe Biden’s initial commitment to share 80 million doses of the US’ vaccine supply with the world. Biden has since reached a deal with Pfizer to buy for the world an additional 500 million doses over the next two years.”

“The doses are expected to arrive in Peru this week and are being shared directly from the US on a bilateral basis. The US on Monday will also ship 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine to Pakistan through COVAX, the World Health Organization-run global vaccination program, the official said. Biden has vowed to allocate 80 million doses of the US’ vaccine supply to other countries by the end of June, with 75% flowing through COVAX and the remainder prioritizing countries dealing with surges as well as Western Hemisphere neighbors and other regional priorities” CNN reports.

Meanwhile the election’s aftermath is still a shitshow there, as socialist Pedro Castillo’s 44,000 vote lead still holds up perilously amidst MAGA-ish autocrat Keiko Fujimori’s relentless “Stop the Steal” campaign and legal challenges. The “National Elections Jury” reconvenes Monday to continue the review, but no real signs yet of serious momentum building for an overturn of the result. Best of luck to Señor Castillo, and thoughts and prayers for Ivanka Fujimori.