Biden to Send AstraZeneca Shots Overseas as Calls to Share Rise
- India is confronting world’s largest surge in Covid infections
- U.S. soon could send up to 60 million vaccine doses abroad
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The U.S. announced Monday it would share its entire supply of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine with other countries and readied an aid package for India, as President Joe Biden pivots to ramp up U.S. pandemic assistance to the rest of the world.
The decision would make as many as 60 million vaccine doses available for export in coming months, if they clear a federal safety review. The plan represents a shift for Biden, who has hesitated to give vaccine doses and materials to other countries while focusing on ensuring Americans are vaccinated first.