U.S. To Give 60 Million Doses Of AstraZeneca Vaccine To Other Countries

The United States government is planning to give 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to countries around the world, The White House announced on Monday.

“The administration is looking at options to share American-made AstraZeneca vaccine doses during the next few months,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, noting that the U.S. was confident in its supply of other vaccine doses. “Given AstraZeneca is not authorized for use in the United States, we do not need to use AstraZeneca in our fight against Covid over the next few months.”

Psaki clarified that as of right now, the United States has “zero doses available of AstraZeneca,” adding that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs to conduct a review to ensure that the vaccine meets the United States’ guidelines. She also said that the FDA concurrence could arrive in the coming weeks and stressed that the results of the move are not immediate.