Enlarge / President Joe Biden speaks to a member of the media after delivering remarks within the East Room of the White Home with Vice President Kamala Harris, left, in Washington, DC, on Monday, Might 17, 2021. Biden plans to ship a further 20 million doses of vaccines overseas by the tip of June. (credit score: Getty | Bloomberg)
President Joe Biden introduced on Monday that america will share not less than 20 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines with different nations over the following six weeks.
The pledged doses shall be along with 60 million stockpiled doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine the administration has beforehand stated it should donate after they’re cleared by the Meals and Drug Administration.
The announcement comes amid mounting stress for the US and different wealthy nations to share doses with low- and middle-income nations, a few of that are combating COVID-19 surges amid a dearth of doses. It additionally comes because the US has a glut of vaccine doses and is now struggling to persuade a vaccine-hesitant portion of the inhabitants to take the obtainable pictures.
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