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Pfizer, Moderna Pledge More Covid Vaccines for Poorer Countries
- Italy’s Draghi says governments must cooperate on healthcare
- Pledges come as G-20 tries to boost healthcare cooperation
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Pfizer Inc. and other drugmakers pledged to get more Covid 19 vaccines to poorer countries over the next 18 months, ramping up efforts to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
The pledges from Pfizer, Moderna Inc. and Johnson & Johnson were made at a summit of Group of 20 nations on Friday. At the event, leaders will pledge to prioritize multilateralism to tackle the virus and prevent future outbreaks, a bid to turn the page on damaging tensions in the response to the pandemic.