Month: February 2024

Yesterday, senior Biden-Harris Administration officials convened a meeting with manufacturers of RSV immunizations for infants, including Sanofi and AstraZeneca, to receive an update on supply, and to underscore the need for manufacturers to continue efforts to meet current and projected demand through the commercial market. This meeting follows several in-person and virtual meetings, including last month when manufacturers announced the availability of hundreds of thousands of additional doses at the urging of the administration, including 230,000 additional doses, which providers and states will begin to be able to order starting next week. Parents of infants under eight months can speak…

Acting Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) Helaina Matza will travel to Brasilia and Sao Paulo January 16-18 to advance ongoing PGI-led efforts to facilitate strategic infrastructure investments in critical minerals, clean hydrogen, clean energy infrastructure, and e-mobility. PGI is working to expand its global economic corridor approach and identify quality, sustainable infrastructure opportunities in the Western Hemisphere. While in Brazil, Acting Special Coordinator Matza will meet with government officials as well as private sector partners to discuss potential infrastructure projects and financing. Official news published at https://www.state.gov/acting-special-coordinator-for-the-partnership-for-global-infrastructure-and-investment-matzas-travel-to-brazil/