KATHMANDU: US Senator Edward John Markey, who chairs House subcommittees on Renewable Energy, Climate and Nuclear Security, said the United States should produce more vaccines to make them available to the world, including Nepal.

Sharing a New York Times World’s news concerning Nepal on Twitter Thursday, the Senator tweeted that US should share surplus vaccines, step up aid efforts and scale up vaccine manufacturing to meet the need of Nepal and India, among other countries, as it is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.

US House Foreign Affairs Committee had also discussed Nepal’s Covid situation Thursday. US lawmakers agreed that they should immediately assist Nepal from their missions.

Senator Markey also looks after senate affairs on East Asia and the Pacific.

My heart breaks for the people of Nepal, now facing a terrifying spike in COVID-19 deaths. As the US recovers from this pandemic, we must share surplus vaccines, step up our aid efforts, and scale up vaccine manufacturing to meet the need in Nepal, India, and around the world. https://t.co/1FnaHwvJyH

— Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) May 12, 2021