For John, BLUF: Immunity from COVID-19 needs immunization across the Globe, Everyone is depending on the United States to make it happen. Nothing to see here; just move along.
From The Wash Post, by Reporters Tyler Pager, Annie Linskey and Emily Rauhala, 26 April 2021, 7:45 p.m. EDT.
And, The Wall Street Journal is like it:
Biden administration is facing growing pressure to share shots with developing countries
Here is the lede, plus two, from The Wash Post:
The United States will share up to 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine with other countries, the White House said Monday, as the Biden administration faces growing pressure to help vaccinate the global population and cases spike around the world.The Whie House is walking a tricky line. On the one hand there is real need for COVID-19 help for other nations across the Globe. On the other hand, the Citizenry of These United States do not wish to feel they are being placed second in line. I think up to this point the Biden Administration is walking that line well.♠The move comes as India in particular faces an increasingly dire situation, with its health system showing signs of collapse — adding to the sense of urgent global need. The AstraZeneca vaccine, which is not authorized for use in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration, will be shipped out once it clears federal safety reviews, officials said.
The White House took pains to stress that the move will not affect the United States’ internal vaccination drive. “We do not need to use AstraZeneca in our fight against covid,” press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters, noting that the domestic U.S. push relies on vaccines made by other companies.
So far, so good.
However, India alone is 1.35 billion people. It is going to take a lot more than 60 million doses, as many as those are.
Regards — Cliff
♠ Thanks in part to then President Trump's Operation WARP SPEED.
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