Biden to send 20 mln more Covid-19 vaccine doses abroad

Biden will export vaccines from Pfizer Inc Moderna Inc or Johnson & Johnson, on top of 60 million doses from AstraZeneca Plc's vaccine he had already planned to give to other countries

Reuters

17 May, 2021, 10:25 pm

Last modified: 17 May, 2021, 10:25 pm

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US President Joe Biden plans to send an additional 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines authorized in the country abroad by the end of June, Bloomberg News reported, citing a senior administration official.

Biden will export vaccines from Pfizer Inc Moderna Inc or Johnson & Johnson, on top of 60 million doses from AstraZeneca Plc's vaccine he had already planned to give to other countries, Bloomberg said.

The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

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