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The White House announced on Monday (26th April 2021) that as many as 60 Million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be available to ship around the World in the coming months, once it clears federal safety reviews. White House Officials on Monday declined to say which countries would receive the doses, with Press Secretary Jen Psaki instead saying the U.S dose-sharing initiative is in the “planning stages.” AstraZeneca's vaccine is not yet authorized for use in the U.S - but is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is approved in more than fifty (50) countries. In a statement released on Monday evening, the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) said Prime Minister and CARICOM Chairman, Keith Rowley, wrote U.S President Joseph Biden on 19th March 2021, asking the U.S to share its surplus vaccines with the region. President Biden, in his response, confirmed the United States’ commitment to partnering with COVAX and other multinational institutions to ensure the equitable distribution of vaccines. According to the OPM, “On 25 March 2021 and again on 7 April 2021, Dr. Rowley met with U.S Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services. One of the key issues discussed at these meetings was the need for the equitable distribution of vaccines.” On 19 April 2021, the Prime Minister held talks with Elizabeth Cameron, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefense at The White House, to “again highlight the critical need for the region to have an adequate and urgent supply of vaccines.” The OPM further noted, “In all these meetings, the Chairman of CARICOM raised our heightened concerns about the increased danger posed by the almost inevitable possibility of variants of the COVID-19 virus developing or entering within our regional territories.” A commitment was received that once the policy of re-distribution is readied, CARICOM will not be ignored. See the Prime Minister’s letter to U.S President Joe Biden below: 19 March 2021 See the response letter sent by U.S President Joe Biden to Prime Minister Keith Rowley below: THE WHITE HOUSE The U.S has about 10 Million completed doses of AstraZeneca in stock, but they need to go through safety inspections first. Another 50 Million doses are expected to be ready in May or June and could ship after it passes inspection by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Both Mexico and Canada received small shipments last month from the U.S and those countries have since asked for more. Meanwhile, the Biden administration on Monday committed to sending India raw materials for making vaccines, but has not said whether it will send actual shots. Fewer than 10% of people in India have received even one dose. U.S Officials also said they were exploring options to urgently dispatch oxygen and related supplies to India. The country is running out of oxygen and is seeing hundreds of thousands of new cases per day. India reported 352,991 new cases on Monday, marking the fifth consecutive day the country set a global record for a single-day rise in infections. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates.
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