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US will share a 'substantial' number of Covid-19 vaccine doses with India

Exact number yet to be frozen; first tranche of 25 mn shots earmarked from Asia, LatAm, Africa

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On Thursday, the US government said it plans to share surplus Covid-19 vaccines to lay the ground for increased global coverage and to address real and potential surges, high burdens of disease, and the needs of the most vulnerable countries.

Shreya Nandi New Delhi
As a part of its global vaccine sharing strategy, the United States will share a ‘substantial’ number of its surplus Covid-19 vaccine doses with India, a US government official said on Friday.

The official, however, said that the US is yet to finalize the exact number of doses that will be allocated to India and as well as other countries.

“We want to be careful about putting a number out there yet, because we want to work on those pieces. I think there will be a substantial number,” Gayle E Smith, US state department coordinator for global Covid response and health security