Biden’s Vaccine Booster and Export Plans Collide at Summit
- U.S. to urge other countries to expand exports at UN meeting
- But approval of U.S. booster shots may curb global supply
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President Joe Biden will set a new course for global vaccine allocation this week, hosting a summit on the shortage of shots in poorer countries even as the U.S. moves to give booster doses to millions of fully inoculated Americans.
The U.S. plan for boosters will steer tens of millions of doses into the arms of many U.S. adults starting as soon as Friday. That has angered nations where many people are still struggling to obtain a first shot.