NEW: Biden admin. to send 20,000,000 US-approved Covid-19 vaccines abroad by end of June.
vaccines abroad by the end of June, including for the first time vaccines that have been approved for use in the United States.60 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccineWhite House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that the AstraZeneca doses are still waiting FDA approval before they can be shipped out.
"This is the most doses donated by any country in the world by five times," Psaki said."This will put 80 million doses out into the world by the end of June." Psaki said that the administration will announce more in the coming days about how the White House is deciding which countries are getting the vaccines.
The announcement comes as the demand for vaccines in the U.S. is declining, and as the fast pace of the vaccine rollout in the U.S. and other wealthy countries has drawn scrutiny from critics noting the contrast with that of other, poorer countries struggling to obtain vaccines.