US to donate an additional 500m Covid vaccines to poorer countries, says Biden
by David Smith in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#5PV4C)
US president outlines plan at Covid summit, bringing America's global donation to over 1.1bn doses amid backlash over boosters
Joe Biden has announced that the US will donate an additional 500m Covid-19 vaccines to low- and middle-income countries around the world, bringing America's total global donation to more than 1.1bn doses.
The US president outlined the plan on Wednesday at a virtual coronavirus summit where he urged world leaders to go big" in tackling the pandemic and closing the vaccination gap with poorer nations.
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