(Recasts with confirmation from White House officials)
WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The United States will
start to share up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca Plc's
COVID-19 vaccine doses with other countries as they
become available, White House senior COVID-19 adviser Andy
Slavitt said on Monday.
"U.S. to release 60 million AstraZeneca doses to other
countries as they become available," he wrote on Twitter.
The Associated Press earlier on Monday reported the doses
would be shared in coming months following a federal safety
review.
The Biden administration in March said it would send roughly
4 million of the drugmaker's vaccine to Canada and Mexico and is
under growing pressure now to expand sharing of its stockpile
with India and other countries.
(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Tim Ahmann)
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