Help countries like India and Brazil hit by COVID-19: U.S. Chamber of Commerce

‘These vaccine doses will not be needed in the United States, where it’s estimated that vaccine manufacturers will be able produce enough doses by early June to vaccinate every American’

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a powerful trade body, added its name to the – such as India – address their vaccine shortages. “As the Covid pandemic inflicts a heavy toll on countries around the globe, the U.S. Chamber strongly encourages the administration to release the millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses in storage - as well as other life-saving support - for shipment to India, Brazil, and other nations hard-hit by the pandemic,” Myron Brilliant, the Chamber’s Executive VP said in a statement released on Friday. “These vaccine doses will not be needed in the United States, where it’s estimated that vaccine manufacturers will be able produce enough doses by early June to vaccinate every American. This move would affirm U.S. leadership, including in initiatives such as COVAX, and as we work with partners around the globe because no one is safe from the pandemic until we are all safe from it,” Mr Brilliant said.