Paula Lugones
05/17/2021 1:15 PM
Clarín.com
World
Updated 05/17/2021 1:42 PM
US President Joe Biden plans to ship
20 million
coronavirus
vaccines
abroad to meet part of the international demand and for the first time will ship approved US brands such as Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.
The Bloomberg news agency anticipated that Biden will make the announcement on Monday, without giving too many details of
where
those vaccines
would go
.
Until now, the United States government has shipped about 5 million doses of AstraZeneca to Mexico and Canada, the use of which is not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in this country.
Biden has been facing strong pressure to give up part of the vaccines that the United States has collected and
does not use
, when the immunization campaign in this country is advancing at an accelerated pace and almost 40% of the population has received both doses.
Americans who are fully vaccinated are already allowed to lead a
practically normal
life
, without wearing a mask or respecting social distance, even in closed places.
In late April, the White House announced that the United States would release 60 million doses of AstraZeneca to other countries when they become available, that is when the FDA approves that vaccine.
This announcement came after the White House announced that the United States would begin to
help India
, which is facing a strong resurgence of cases, but had not mentioned that it would provide them with vaccines but that it would facilitate the export of some products to manufacture doses, would supply equipment, tests, oxygen and other materials.
The State Department has acknowledged that it receives requests for vaccines from around the world.
Photo: dpa
Orders from around the world
The State Department has recognized that it receives requests
from all over the world
, including Argentina.
So far, beyond donations to Mexico and Canada, the US contributes vaccines to the international Covax fund.
Monday's announcement would release more doses of approved vaccines, at a time when there are severe peaks of the pandemic in several countries.
Days ago, Biden supported the claim in the World Trade Organization for the suspension of patents on vaccines, an initiative promoted by India and South Africa, and also Argentina.
This proposal, which was not endorsed by Germany and other European countries, may take time to pass.
Washington, correspondent
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