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US denies India's request to lift an export ban on raw materials needed to make COVID-19 vaccines

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The US State Department said that the US is focusing on vaccinating the American people when asked about sending raw materials to India for vaccine production. The response comes after the Serum Institute of India asked the US to lift an export ban on these materials, a request that has yet to be met. India is currently facing a large surge in COVID-19 cases with over 300,000 new cases recorded in one day this week. Some estimates suggest that the US export ban could last another month.

The US State Department said that the US is focusing on vaccinating the American people when asked about sending raw materials to India for vaccine production. The response comes after the Serum Institute of India asked the US to lift an export ban on these materials, a request that has yet to be met. India is currently facing a large surge in COVID-19 cases with over 300,000 new cases recorded in one day this week. Some estimates suggest that the US export ban could last another month.

  1. 23 Apr 2021

    ‘U.S. first’: Official reacts to India’s request to lift ban on export of COVID-19 vaccine raw materials

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  2. First obligation is to Americans, says US on India's request for vaccine raw materials

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  3. 23 Apr 2021

    US defends restrictions on export of COVID-19 vaccine raw materials amid India's request to lift ban | via

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  4. 21 Apr 2021

    has invoked the Defense Production Act to preserve vaccine raw materials for its own companies, but the Serum Institute of (SII), the world's biggest maker, has said this went against the global goal of sharing vaccines equitably.

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  5. 23 Apr 2021

    Amid ghastly scenes of India's health system collapsing, the country's biggest vaccine maker asked President Bident to lift a ban on export materials, so that India can ramp up production. Here's the US State Dept's response.

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  6. It may take over a month for India to be able to import certain raw materials from the US that are required for producing Covid-19 vaccines, reports

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  7. 23 Apr 2021

    India reported a global record of more than 332,000 new infections Friday as a grim COVID surge in the world's second-most populous country sends more and more sick people into a fragile health care system. "It's terrifying to live in a city," reports from Delhi.

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  8. India registered more than 310,000 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the biggest one-day spike in the world since the start of the pandemic.

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