New Coordinator Appointed To Help With Global COVID Response

The transcript discusses the US initiative to share COVID-19 vaccines globally, with Defense Secretary Antony Blinken announcing the hiring of Gail Smith as the coordinator for global COVID response and health security. The US acknowledges the urgent requests from other countries for more support and promises swift action. Gail Smith, who played a key role in the US response to the Ebola crisis in 2014, will lead the efforts.

What promise did the speaker make to the countries asking for more assistance?

What previous crisis did GAIL Smith help the US respond to?