"We’re talking with several countries already," Biden told reporters
as he left the White House to promote his coronavirus stimulus
package in Pennsylvania. "I’ll let you know that very shortly."
Biden has promised to make sure every American has access to a
vaccine before giving any to other nations. He did not identify the
countries.
Mexico has asked the United States to share doses of AstraZeneca’s
COVID-19 vaccine it has in stock, a senior diplomat said, following
up on a request made by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to
Biden.
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Mexico's deputy foreign
minister for multilateral affairs, Martha
Delgado, said that since the United States had
not yet approved the AstraZeneca vaccine, it
would be a good candidate to offer to Mexico,
which has started using it already.
(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicut; Writing by Doina
Chiacu; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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