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The White House will host a virtual global Covid-19 summit next week, as the UN General Assembly convenes in New York.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the meeting of world leaders, civil society groups, philanthropists, business leaders, and NGOs will be asked to commit to a higher level of ambition" on issues including enhancing equitably access to vaccines" and boosting supplies of oxygen, tests, drugs and PPE.
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