US Congressman asks Joe Biden to donate leftover vaccines to Argentina

the US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi asked the Joe Biden administration to allocate the millions of remaining doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which are in disuse, “to the countries most affected by the spread of Covid-19, in particular India, Argentina and potentially others”.

“I make a respectful but firm appeal to the Biden administration to distribute millions of doses of AstraZeneca to the countries most affected by the spread of Covid-19, including India, Argentina and potentially other.”, said the parliamentarian from the Democratic Party.

In a mensaje that difundió en su página web y en redes sociales, Krishnamoorthi, of ascendencia india, demanded from Estados Unidos a gesto de solidaridad hacia los países que tienen menores posibilidades de acceder a las vacunas y donde el crecimiento de los contagios está sintiendo está sintiendo very strong.

“We need to release our stock of unused AstraZeneca vaccine now. In India alone, nearly 350,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported today. When people in India and elsewhere are in desperate need of help, we can’t leave vaccines in a warehouse, we have to take them to where they can save lives, ”he said.

Nearly 350,000 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours have been reported in India, where national daily death figures have also been exceeded, with 2,767 people dead. The Asian giant, with more than 1,300 million inhabitants, is unable to stop the pandemic.

Currently, We have nearly 40 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine in stock in the United States. These are reserves that we are not using and that we have already opened to fight Covid-19 in Mexico and Canada. To stop the spread of this virus internationally and protect public health and our international economy, we must distribute these vaccines now, ”the statement said.

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