US to share 60m AstraZeneca vaccines with world

The AstraZeneca vaccine is widely in use around the world but not yet authorised by the US Food and Drug Administration

Doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA

The US will begin sharing its entire pipeline of vaccines from AstraZeneca once the jab clears federal safety reviews, the White House has 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 four million doses of the vaccine with Mexico and Canada.