Prognosis
Biden Calls on Rich Countries to Escalate Vaccine Donations
- White House summit intended to push international efforts
- U.S. promises 500 million more doses, nearly doubling pledge
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President Joe Biden called on other countries to help vastly expand production and availability of coronavirus vaccines and treatments in order to end the Covid-19 pandemic.
Biden hosted a virtual vaccine summit on Wednesday, coinciding with the United Nations leaders’ meetings in a bid to marshal more aid to developing nations where inoculations, treatments and supplies remain scarce. It also is a bid to counter criticism directed at the U.S. and other wealthy countries that are planning booster shots that would reduce doses available to be shipped elsewhere.