U.S. to ‘loan’ 4 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Mexico, Canada – By Darryl Coote (UPI) / Mar 19 2021
March 19 (UPI) — The Biden administration said it plans to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada as the shot is being considered for approval in the United States.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Thursday during a press briefing that they are in the process of finalizing the “loan” of 2.5 million doses of the vaccine to Mexico and 1.5 million to Canada.
“Our first priority remains vaccinating the U.S. pollution,” she said. “The reality is that the pandemic knows no borders. And ensuring our neighbors can contain the virus is mission critical to ending the pandemic.”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved use of three vaccines with others, including the AstraZeneca vaccine, currently under consideration for emergency authorization.
