The vaccine supply to different countries is a global initiative taken by the Biden-Harris administration where it’s looking to share at least 80 million vaccines globally by the end of June.
United States Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and assured him that India will receive COVID-19 vaccines from the US as part of the first 25 million doses that the country plans to supply under a larger global framework.
This phone call comes days after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met key officials in the Biden administration in Washington DC, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“The Vice President reiterated that the Administration’s efforts are focused on achieving broad global coverage, responding to surges and other urgent situations and public health needs, and helping as many countries as possible who requested vaccines,” Senior Advisor and Chief Spokesperson Symone Sanders said in a statement.
We also discussed ongoing efforts to further strengthen India-US vaccine cooperation, and the potential of our partnership to contribute to post-Covid global health and economic recovery.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 3, 2021
PM Modi in a tweet on Thursday evening said that he deeply appreciated the US’s assurance and thanked Vice President Harris for the support and solidarity from the US government, businesses, and Indians living in the US.
He said they also discussed ongoing efforts to further strengthen India-US vaccine cooperation, and “the potential of our partnership to contribute to post-Covid global health and economic recovery”.
“The leaders…highlighted the potential of the India-US partnership as well as the Quad vaccine initiative in addressing the long-term health impact of the pandemic,” a Press Information Bureau release said late in the evening.
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The vaccine supply to different countries is a global initiative taken by the Biden-Harris administration where it’s looking to share at least 80 million vaccines globally by the end of June.
Besides India, Harris also called President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico, President Alejandro Giammattei of Guatemala, and Prime Minister Keith Rowley, Chairman of the Caribbean Community.
India reported 1,32,364 cases, 2713 deaths and 28,75,286 jabs were administered in the last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry data showed
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