American Aid To India

The covid situation in India is horrendous: 350,000 infections a day, 2500 deaths. After an apparent delay, the United States is sending help.

NEW: Biden admin says U.S. will provide support to India amid Covid surge, including making available specific raw material required to manufacture vaccines, therapeutics, rapid diagnostic test kits, ventilators, and PPE, and looking into oxygen generation supplies #indiacovid pic.twitter.com/gOsHjRZOUD

— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) April 25, 2021

Aid extended by the U.S. to India includes:

*Raw material for vaccine production
*Therapeutics
*Rapid diagnostic kits
*Ventilators
*Oxygen generation & related supplies
*Financial support for vaccine manufacturing expansion
*Deployment of @CDCgov, @USAID public health teams

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— Dr. Vivek Murthy, 21st U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General) April 25, 2021

I’ve been in close touch with FS @HarshVShringla and Amb @SandhuTaranjitS in recent days. The American people stand in solidarity with our friends in India during these difficult times. We are rapidly providing therapeutics, ventilators, PPE, raw material for vaccines, and more. https://t.co/2izPobvN8k

— Wendy R. Sherman (@DeputySecState) April 25, 2021

The statement in the first two tweets can be found here.

This list of what is being sent represents the most urgent needs, the things that are most likely to make a difference quickly. Discussions between the two countries continue.

There’s been a lot of impatience on Twitter about DOING SOMETHING. But it takes time to make arrangements between the two governments on what is needed and the best way to deliver it.

Sadly, the virus has its own timetables built into it, and we will not see significant changes in India’s situation for at least a few weeks.

Cross-posted to Balloon Juice