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Foreign aid arrives in India as COVID-19 cases surge I think we ll be in a position to be able to share vaccines as well as know-how with other countries that are in need. That is the hope and expectation, Biden said. The US president did not indicate when the vaccines would be shipped to India.
The White House had previously announced Monday that the US would share 60 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine with the rest of the world.
First Western aid arrives
Crates of ventilators and oxygen concentrators from the UK arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, the first shipment of Western aid to have reached India. Although the UK is sending medical supplies to India, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK could not give away its vaccine doses at this time.
China offered Covid aid to India while US dragged its feet, but Delhi isn’t that keen
When India asked the United States this month to lift a ban on exporting vaccine raw materials to help with the South Asian country’s Covid crisis, Washington appeared to drag its feet, citing the need to “vaccinate the American people” first.
This tepid response disappointed and angered many in India, which is grappling with the world’s worst outbreak: daily infection numbers are hitting new records, hospitals and cremation sites are overflowing and patients are dying due to shortage in medical supplies.
Foreign aid arrives in India as COVID-19 cases surge I think we ll be in a position to be able to share vaccines as well as know-how with other countries that are in need. That is the hope and expectation, Biden said. The US president did not indicate when the vaccines would be shipped to India.
The White House had previously announced Monday that the US would share 60 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine with the rest of the world.
First Western aid arrives
Crates of ventilators and oxygen concentrators from the UK arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, the first shipment of Western aid to have reached India. Although the UK is sending medical supplies to India, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK could not give away its vaccine doses at this time.
When India asked the United States this month to lift a ban on exporting vaccine raw materials to help with the South Asian country s Covid crisis, Washington appeared to drag its feet, citing the need to vaccinate the American people first.
This tepid response disappointed and angered many in India, which is grappling with the world s worst outbreak: daily infection numbers are hitting new records, hospitals and cremation sites are overflowing and patients are dying due to shortages in medical supplies.
A backlash at home, as well as widespread international criticism, quickly led the US to reverse course, promising to provide aid to India.