The US State Department Coordinator for COVID-19 Response and Health Security, Gayle E Smith on Friday said that a 'substantial number' of vaccine doses will be sent to India under the US strategy for global vaccine sharing program. But I think there will be a substantial number," Smith added during a telephonic briefing. When other countries also share vaccines, then, we can get in a position to actually end this global pandemic," Smith added. Based on this framework, the United States plans to send our first tranche of 25 million doses. As many as 7 million vaccines will be shared with Asian countries including India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan.

Source: Mint June 04, 2021 16:18 UTC