On Thursday, US Vice President Kamala Harris talked with Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the US’ worldwide allocation strategy for the first 25 million doses of Covid-19 vaccinations. Apart from PM Modi, Harris talked with President Andres Manuel López Obrador of Mexico, President Alejandro Giammattei of Guatemala, and Prime Minister Keith Rowley of Trinidad & Tobago.
“In four separate calls, the Vice President notified each of the leaders that the Biden-Harris Administration will begin sharing the first 25 million doses of Covid vaccines to their respective countries and others, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s framework for sharing at least 80 million vaccines globally by the end of June,” the office of Kamala Harris said.
After the call, PM Modi took to Twitter and thanked Kamala Harris for “all the support and solidarity from the US government, businesses and Indian diaspora”. “We also discussed ongoing efforts to further strengthen India-US vaccine cooperation, and the potential of our partnership to contribute to post-Covid global health and economic recovery,” PM Modi wrote.
On Thursday, the Biden-Harris administration unveiled its immunisation sharing plan, which includes India, Canada, Mexico, and the Republic of Korea, all of whom will get around six million doses. The US will directly share these dosages with the countries, according to a White House statement.
The vaccine doses would most likely be distributed to the countries by June, since the US government expects to provide 80 million doses internationally by the end of June. On Thursday, the specifics of the first 25 million dosages were published. Covax, the World Health Organization’s vaccination alliance, will distribute 19 million of the 25 million doses.
“The remaining doses, just over 6 million, will be shared directly with countries experiencing surges, those in crisis, and other partners and neighbors, including Canada, Mexico, India, and the Republic of Korea,” the statement said.
