Vaccine pact between U.S., India, Japan and Australia still on track : officials
04/26/2021 19:37
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cooperation between the United States and three of its closest Indo-Pacific partners to supply up to a billion coronavirus vaccine doses across Asia by the end of 2022 was still on track , senior administration officials said on Monday, despite a surge of the virus in India, one of the countries involved. It s moving forward expeditiously, a senior administration official told reporters in a briefing call. In March, a Quad fact sheet said the United States, through its International Development Finance Corp, would work to finance Indian drugmaker Biological E Ltd to produce at least 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of 2022.
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The word COVID-19 is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
An agreement between the United States and three of its closest Indo-Pacific partners to produce up to a billion coronavirus vaccine doses in India by the end of 2022 to supply other Asian countries is still on track, senior U.S. officials said on Monday, despite a surge of COVID-19 in India. It s moving forward expeditiously, a senior administration official told reporters in a briefing call, referring to the agreement last month between the leaders of the United States, India, Japan and Australia, a grouping known as the Quad.
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The word COVID-19 is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken Nov 9, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic)
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WASHINGTON: An agreement between the United States and three of its closest Indo-Pacific partners to produce up to a billion coronavirus vaccine doses in India by the end of 2022 to supply other Asian countries is still on track , senior US officials said on Monday, despite a surge of COVID-19 in India.
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