US To Share 60 Million Astra-Zeneca Vaccines

Joe Biden prepares to sign executive orders in the Oval Office on 20 January.
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According to the White House, the US will exchange up to 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with other countries as they become affordable.

After a federal safety check, the doses will be eligible to be shipped in the coming months. About the fact that the authorities have not yet approved it for general use, the United States has a supply of the vaccine.

The country has been accused of hoarding the vaccine when other nations are in dire need.

President Joe Biden said last month that he will distribute approximately four million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with Mexico and Canada, both of which have accepted the vaccine.

The Indian crisis has increased pressure on the Biden administration to share US health-care services.

The White House said on Monday that when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) completes its analysis in the coming weeks, about 10 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine could be released.

Another 50 million doses is said to be in different stages of development.