US to share millions of Covid-19 shots with Latam, Africa, Asia


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21 June 2021 - 19:04 By Reuters The White House is expected to share 55 million US Covid-19 vaccine doses globally. Image: supplied The White House on Monday laid out a plan to share 55 million US Covid-19 vaccine doses globally, with roughly 75% of the doses allocated to Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa through the COVAX international vaccine-sharing program. The plan fulfills President Joe Biden's commitment to share 80 million U.S.-made vaccines with countries around the world. The president sketched out his priorities for the first 25 million doses from that pledge earlier this month. "As...