06/10/2021

Biden Lays Out U.S. Vaccine Donations

He urges world leaders to join nation's efforts

On Thursday, President Joe Biden urged global leaders to join him in sharing coronavirus vaccines with struggling nations around the world after he promised the U.S. would donate 500 million doses to help speed the COVID-19 pandemic's end and bolster the strategic position of the world's wealthiest democracies.

Speaking in England before a summit of the Group of Seven (G7) world leaders, Biden announced the U.S. commitment to vaccine sharing, which comes on top of 80 million doses he has already pledged by the end of the month. He argued it was in both America’s interests and the world’s to make vaccination widely and speedily available everywhere.

"We're going to help lead the world out of this pandemic working alongside our global partners," Biden said. He added that on Friday the G-7 nations would join the U.S. in outlining their vaccine donation commitments.

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