Washington will send 20m doses of US-approved coronavirus vaccines overseas by the end of June, Joe Biden confirmed on Monday. In combination with the 60m doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine that the US has already promised to foreign allies, the Biden administration will send 80m vaccine doses abroad over the next six weeks. “Our nation is going to be the arsenal of vaccines for the rest of the world,” Biden said in a speech at the White House. The press secretary, Jen Psaki, said the administration would announce more in the coming days about how the administration is deciding where to send vaccines. The president also announced that Tuesday’s data will show 60% of American adults have received at least one coronavirus vaccine dose.

Source: The Guardian May 17, 2021 21:22 UTC