White House confirms Canada asked for vaccine help, won’t say if U.S. has agreed

Mar 17, 2021 | 2:12 PM

WASHINGTON – The White House is confirming that Canada has indeed asked the United States for help in procuring COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Press Secretary Jen Psaki, however, would only say they are considering the request, not whether the Biden administration has agreed to it.

Psaki is repeating what she’s been saying for weeks; that President Joe Biden’s priority is to ensure every American is vaccinated first.

She adds the U.S. is still fighting a “war” against COVID-19 and that dealing with the crisis on the home front is still job 1.