U.S. aims to share up to 60 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses with other countries after FDA review

The Biden administration is planning to share up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine with other countries, officials confirmed Monday. The decision comes after the White House has faced growing calls to share shots that are likely to otherwise go unused in the United States.

Some 10 million doses manufactured in the U.S. could be shipped out to other countries within the "coming weeks," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. But Psaki noted that the shots first need to clear safety reviews by federal regulators. "Given the strong portfolio of vaccines that the United States has already authorized and that is available in large quantities, including two two-dose vaccines and one one-dose vaccine, and given AstraZeneca is not authorized for use in the United States, we do not need to use AstraZeneca in our fight against COVID over the next few months," Psaki told reporters.