US To Send Covid-19 Relief Package To India

US President Joe Biden said he was “sending immediately a whole series of help” to India after speaking to PM Modi.

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00:00When we were in a bind at the very beginning, India helped us.

00:06We are sending immediately a whole series of help that he needs.

01:01I spoke at length with Modi, the Prime Minister.

01:07We are sending immediately a whole series of help that he needs, including providing

01:15for those Rendesivir and other drugs that are able to deal with this and prevent, in

01:23some cases, but help recovery.

01:26Secondly, we are sending the actual mechanical parts that are needed for the machinery they

01:34have to build a vaccine, and that's being done as well.

01:40We're also discussing, I've discussed with him, when we'll be able to send actual vaccines

01:47to India, which would be my intention to do.

01:51The problem is, right now, we have to make sure we have other vaccines like Novavax and

01:55others coming on, probably, and I think we'll be in a position to be able to share vaccines

02:02as well as know-how with other countries who are in real need.

02:07That's the hope and expectation.

02:09And I might add, when we were in a bind at the very beginning, India helped us.