Biden drops AstraZeneca vaccine from latest donation - POLITICO

Jun 21, 2021

The administration is replacing the vaccine with 55 million doses of those already cleared for use in the United States.

The FDA is still reviewing whether AstraZeneca doses produced at a Baltimore plant are safe to send abroad.

The Biden administration on Monday announced further plans for sharing coronavirus vaccines with the world, but it will no longer immediately send doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine following problems at a production plant.

The administration detailed plans for sharing 55 million doses with other countries, which will come entirely from the U.S.

The announcement marks a reversal of the Biden administration’s original plans to share 60 million doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine, which has not yet been cleared for use in the U.S.

However, the FDA is still reviewing whether AstraZeneca doses produced at a Baltimore plant are safe to send abroad, and the country meanwhile has built up a steady supply of other vaccines used in the U.S.

The Biden administration didn’t say when the doses will start shipping.