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U.S. Officials Requesting Vaccines From Foreign Govs, Including Russia, Due To Shortage From Admin: Report

Ryan Saavedra
U.S. Officials Requesting Vaccines From Foreign Govs, Including Russia, Due To Shortage From Admin: Report
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U.S. officials posted in nations that have low-grade medical capabilities are reportedly having to seek vaccines from foreign governments, including Russia, due to the lack of supply of vaccines coming from the Biden administration.

“At least 13 foreign governments offered to inoculate U.S. officials serving abroad with their own supplies of U.S.-made Moderna and Pfizer vaccines — a gesture the State Department has already accepted, said senior U.S. officials. The department is evaluating offers from at least eight other countries that are willing to do the same,” The Washington Post reported. “In Russia, some State Department personnel appealed to Moscow for doses of its Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine after Washington could not promise the delivery of U.S.-made vaccine doses in the near future, officials said.”

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