US Is Holding On To Its Supply Of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine

US is keeping a ‘small inventory’ of AstraZeneca’s vaccine so people in the US can receive it immediately following authorization, White House official says. President Biden seeks to boost vaccine manufacturing in India in parntership with India, Japan, and Australia.

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US government does not want to share stockpile of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine • Source: Shutterstock

There apparently is a tussle between AstraZeneca PLC and the US government over the supply of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine. While the company agreed to provide 300 million doses of the vaccine to the government, it is not expected to receive emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration until next month so its existing US stockpile is going unused.

The New York Times reported that AstraZeneca had asked the Biden Administration for permission to send some of these vaccine...

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