Biden Eyes More U.S. Jobs in Expanded Vaccine Sharing Abroad
- Advocacy groups say Biden’s pledge falls short of demand
- Biden casts U.S. export effort as jobs engine for Americans
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President Joe Biden began Monday to make good on his promise that the U.S. would be an “arsenal” of coronavirus vaccines for the world, announcing he’d share FDA-authorized shots after criticism that his administration had hoarded hundreds of millions of doses.
But he also signaled that he intends for U.S. manufacturers to hold or grow their share of the global market for vaccines, casting his decision to begin supplying other countries as an engine for American jobs. He cautioned that American contributions alone won’t resolve the crisis.