U.S. to share 60 million doses of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine with other countries

The U.S. plans to ship its stockpile of millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses overseas, a move aimed at helping other countries struggling with a lack of dose to vaccinate their populations.

White House Covid-19 Advisor Andy Slavitt said in a tweet Monday that 60 million doses of the vaccine would be sent to other countries “as soon as they become available.”

The decision comes as the pandemic has spiked in India, where thousands are dying daily as the nation’s stressed hospital system struggles to treat the virus.