2) the White House said, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months.
The move greatly expands on the Biden administration’s action last month to share about 4 million doses of the vaccine with Mexico and Canada.
3) The move comes as the White House is increasingly assured about the supply of the three vaccines being administered in the U.S., particularly following the restart of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot over the weekend.
4) “Given the strong portfolio of vaccines that the U.S. already has and that have been authorized by the FDA, and given that the AstraZeneca vaccine is not authorized for use in the U.S., we do not need to use the AstraZeneca vaccine here during the next several months,”
5)“Therefore the U.S. is looking at options to share the AstraZeneca doses with other countries as they become available.” said White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients.
6) The Us has plenty of vaccines. The US will soon be a leader in donating vaccines to the world.
7) One reason for the change— likely because ”one million people in India are getting infected everyday and 12,000-15,000 deaths/day” says @ashishkjha.
8) At first it wasn’t clear if it could be possible, I’ve been told. But glad the Biden WH making is finally making this happen.
9) The White House is expected to make the announcement on Monday afternoon.
WH is also going to send oxygen supplies to India.
12) I’m wondering did Biden effectively rip up these Trump contracts restricting US use of the ows vaccines? Maybe. Because while Biden ordered more Pfizer/Moderna/J&J vaccines, Biden didn’t order more AZ
Crackdown—Police in Uttar Pradesh filed a criminal case on a man who used Twitter to appeal for oxygen cylinder for his grandfather, for allegedly circulating a rumor with the intent to cause fear or alarm. UP chief minister launched crackdown this week.🧵 scroll.in/latest/993484/…
2) The police claimed that the man was “spreading misleading information”. Sub-inspector Virendra Singh of the Ramganj police station claimed that Yadav provided false information on oxygen supply and the coronavirus to target the Uttar Pradesh government.
3) “It was found during the inquiry that because of the accused’s false tweet, several persons made allegations against the government,” Singh told the newspaper.
Variant? “The current 🇮🇳 wave of #COVID19 has a different clinical behavior. It’s affecting young adults. It’s affecting families. It’s a new thing altogether. Two-month-old babies are getting infected.” Also many reports of reinfections/breakthroughs.🧵 nytimes.com/2021/04/28/wor…
2) “As supplies run dangerously low and hospitals forced to turn away sick, scientists are trying to determine what role variants might be playing. They are working with precious little data. India, like many other countries, has not built up a robust system to track viruses.”
3) “India’s worries have focused on a homegrown variant called B.1.617. The public, the popular press and many doctors have concluded that it is responsible for the severity of the second wave. “
Heart-wrenching—A mother in her 50s dies of #COVID19 after she had low oxygen. But there’s no ambulance, so her dead body is carried by motorbike—by her son & son-in-law, her corpse wedged in-between her sons, ferrying her home. Heart-breaking for India 🇮🇳.
2) This is a true story.
“In a heart-wrenching development in Andhra Pradesh, due to the non-availability of ambulance, a woman's dead body had to be taken to her native village on a motorbike.
The shocking incident took place in Kasibugga town in Srikakulam district on Monday.
3) “A video showing the deceased woman on a motorbike, wedged between her son-in-law and son, has left netizens shocked at the prevailing situation in the state.
The victim, aged around 50 years, belonged to the Mandasa Mandal in Srikakulam district.
MASK GUIDANCE UPDATE—Americans who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus no longer need to wear masks outdoors if they’re walking, running, hiking or biking alone, with members of their household, or if attending small outdoor gatherings, CDC says. nytimes.com/2021/04/27/hea…
2) CDC stopped short of telling those people that they could shed their masks altogether in outdoor settings — citing the worrying risk that remains for transmitting the coronavirus, unknown vaccination levels among people in crowds and still high-caseloads in some regions
3) But the C.D.C. is maintaining advice on other safety measures, saying vaccinated adults should continue wearing masks and staying six feet apart in large public spaces, like outdoor performance or sports events, indoor shopping malls and movie theaters.
CRAZY ANTI-VAX MISINFO—A Miami private school sent faculty and staff a warning letter from its anti-vax school founder that if they chose to get a shot, they would have to stay away from students. It’s as Florida-crazy as it gets.🧵 #COVID19#covidvacccine nytimes.com/2021/04/26/us/…
2) “In an example of how misinformation threatens the nation’s effort to vaccinate enough Americans to get the coronavirus under control, Ms. Centner, who has frequently shared anti-vaccine posts on Facebook...
3) ...”claimed in the letter that “reports have surfaced recently of non-vaccinated people being negatively impacted by interacting with people who have been vaccinated.”
CRACKDOWN—Chief minister Yogi Adityanath sent a harsh message to his UP🇮🇳 state hospitals: keep your mouth shut about oxygen #COVID19 crisis or face action—tells police heads to crack down on hospitals that cite any oxygen shortage or complains to media.🧵 telegraphindia.com/india/coronavi…
2) For people who don’t know, “chief minister” is governor of an entire state in India. And how big is the Uttar Pradesh state that CM Yogi oversees? It’s the largest state with over 231 million people!!! Its population is ~size of Brazil🇧🇷! O2 crisis gag! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pra…
3) senior health department official said.
“The chief minister said that action must be initiated against hospitals that put up notices saying they had no oxygen. He said there should be a probe to establish whether they deliberately tried to create panic”