Coronavirus: US congressman asked Joe Biden to release doses of AstraZeneca for Argentina

As the United States positions itself as the fourth country with the highest number of doses administered, the Democratic MP Raja Krishnamoorthi yesterday asked Joe Biden’s administration to “Release” AstraZeneca vaccine dose “Countries which are currently experiencing massive and deadly waves in the spread of Covid-19”, Among those that included Argentina and India, the nation in which the legislator was born.

“I call the Biden administration to Delivering millions of doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to hard-hit countries due to the advance of the coronavirus, including India, Argentina, and possibly incorporate others, ”the congressman asked, in a letter posted to his official Twitter account. With an accelerated rate of vaccinations, the United States is positioned in the world – in number of vaccinated – behind Israel, the United Kingdom and Chile, according to Our world in data.

“To have About 40 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine have settled in US stocks, a reserve that we are not using and that we have already opened to fight the coronavirus in Mexico and Canada. To stop the spread of the virus internationally and protect public health and our international economy, we need distribute these vaccines now ”, justified Krishnamoorthi, who is part of the Congressional subcommittee dealing with the coronavirus crisis.

When the Covid-19 infection occurred, the Argentine president Alberto Fernandez He received a biden letter, who sent him his best wishes for his recovery, appreciated the “commitment” of the Frente de Todos administration to fight the virus and urged him “Continue the collaboration.”

Meanwhile this week, the Argentine president was invited by his North American counterpart to participate in the Summit of Climate Leaders, but they hardly crossed paths there, as Biden had to step down just before Fernández’s speech due to timing commitments.

According to data from the Public Vaccination Monitor, in Argentina they have been vaccinated until today 7,134,949 people. Of these, 6,263,849 received the first dose and only 871,100 received the second. Presidential sources reported that this afternoon, at 18, they will arrive in the country 384,000 Sinopharm vaccines on an Aerolineas Argentinas flight.

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