Tens of millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses have been purchased by the U.S. and are sitting in manufacturing facilities. The vaccine has been authorized for emergency use by dozens of countries, including Mexico and Canada, but the FDA has not cleared the candidate yet.
The U.S. will send 2.5 million doses to Mexico and 1.5 million to Canada, according to the Times.
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