Biden: US aims to leapfrog China and Russia as world's top COVID vaccine distributor


Source: washingtonexaminer.com washingtonexaminer.com

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President Joe Biden on Monday signaled his plans to ship at least 80 million coronavirus vaccine doses to countries abroad by the end of June are, in part, intended to counter efforts by Russia and China to gain favor globally with their own shipments. Biden framed his move as the country's "next step as we ramp up the efforts to respond to COVID-19 around the world," and marks the first time that vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the United States will be distributed to other countries. WHITE HOUSE WON'T PUSH VACCINE PASSPORT DESPITE CONFUSION...