US changes policy as global pressure rises, to share AstraZenca vaccine with world

Updated : Apr 27, 2021 06:51
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Editorji News Desk

Growing pressure from the global community has led to the United States to change policy and share vaccines. White House senior COVID-19 adviser Andy Slavitt tweeted that the US will release 60 million AstraZeneca doses to other countries. The United States has about 20 million doses of the AstraZenca jab which is not in use it's domestic vaccination drive. About 10 million AstraZeneca doses could become available for export almost immediately as per reports. The United States however has not released the names of the countries it would be supplying the vaccines to. 

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