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US has provided over $500 million in Covid-19 relief to India: White House

PTI | | Posted by Prashasti Singh, Washington
May 20, 2021 10:16 AM IST

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration is now working to extend that assistance to other South Asian countries that have been impacted by Covid-19 pandemic

The US has so far provided over USD 500 million in Covid-19 assistance to India, the White House said on Wednesday, adding it would soon make a determination on distribution of the 80 million vaccines to other countries.

The US will soon make a determination on distribution of the 80 million vaccines to other countries White House said.(MEA/Twitter)
The US will soon make a determination on distribution of the 80 million vaccines to other countries White House said.(MEA/Twitter)

"To date, the United States has provided over USD 500 million in Covid relief to India, including contributions from the US federal and state governments, American companies and organizations and private citizens," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told members of the White House Foreign Press Group in a virtual press conference call.

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The Biden administration, she said, is now working to extend that assistance to other South Asian countries that have been impacted by Covid-19 pandemic. "We've sent seven air shipments, including health supplies, oxygen, oxygen supplies, and 95 masks, rapid diagnostic tests and medicine".

"In terms of the 80 million doses (of Covid-19 vaccines), we know there's a great deal of interest in this understandably 60 million of AstraZeneca and 20 million of three other approved vaccines. Right now, it is working through an interagency process," Psaki said in response to a question.

The interagency team including National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and those from the State Department are discussing to determine how the United States is going to distribute and share these vaccine doses.

"Certainly, the plight of everything the people of India had been through is obviously on our minds… but there are also a range of countries and regions around the world that have been deeply impacted that are also in need. So, these are all factors. Hopefully we'll have more on this in the coming days," Psaki said.

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