Leaders of U.S., India, Japan, Australia Vow a Vaccine Increase
- Summit ends with vow to help India produce 1 billion shots
- ‘Quad’ group’s unspoken message is show of unity over China
Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg
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The leaders of the U.S., India, Japan and Australia wrapped up their first virtual summit vowing to promote security in the Indo-Pacific, expand efforts to produce Covid-19 vaccines and coordinate efforts on issues including climate change and disaster relief.
A joint statement Friday from the so-called Quad included shared goals such as ensuring North Korea denuclearizes and holding an in-person meeting of the four nations’ leaders by the end of 2021 -- in itself a sign of confidence in expanding vaccine access.