Vice President Kamala Harris pledged US aid to India and spoke of her Indian roots, but the export of vaccine raw materials to India was allegedly banned until just a few weeks ago. What changed?
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00:00The welfare of India is critically important to the United States.
00:04At the beginning of the pandemic, when our hospital beds were stretched,
00:09India sent assistance.
00:12And today, we are determined to help India in its hour of need.
01:00As many of you know, generations of my family come from India.
01:11My mother was born and raised in India, and I have family members who live in India today.
01:17The welfare of India is critically important to the United States.
01:23The surge of COVID-19 infections and deaths in India is nothing short of heartbreaking.
01:29To those of you who have lost loved ones, I send my deepest condolences.
01:35As soon as the dire nature of the situation became apparent, our administration took action.
01:41On Monday, April 26, President Joe Biden spoke with the Prime Minister to offer our support.
01:48By Friday, April 30, military members from the United States and civilians were delivering
01:54relief on the ground.
01:57Already we have delivered refillable oxygen cylinders with more to come.
02:02We have delivered oxygen concentrators with more to come.
02:07We have delivered N95 masks and have more ready to send.
02:12We have delivered doses of remdesivir to treat COVID patients.
02:18Meanwhile, we have announced our full support for suspending patents on COVID-19 vaccines
02:24to help India and other nations vaccinate their people more quickly.
02:31India and the United States have the greatest number of COVID-19 cases in the world.
02:36At the beginning of the pandemic, when our hospital beds were stretched, India sent assistance.
02:43And today, we are determined to help India in its hour of need.
02:50We do this as friends of India, as members of the Asian Quad, and as part of a global
02:56community.
02:58I believe that if we continue to work together, across nations and sectors, we will all get
03:04through this together.