The U.S. has said it plans to share 80 million vaccine doses globally by the end of June. To date, Mexico and Canada have received a combined 4.5 million doses, with the U.S. loaning Canada 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford doses in March. The long-awaited vaccine sharing plan comes as demand for shots in the U.S. has tailed off, and as global inequities in supply have become more glaring. AstraZeneca doses to be freedThe president has also promised to share 20 million doses from existing production of Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine stocks. The Current 23:52 Calls to donate Canada’s supply of AstraZeneca doses to low-income countries What should Canada do with the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine doses in storage?

Source: CBC News June 03, 2021 16:22 UTC