China Calls for Global Cooperation, Pledges 2 Billion Covid-19 Vaccines

The Chinese government has promised 2 billion vaccines to help developing nations in the face of the highly contagious Covid-19 variant delta, as reported by the Wall Street Journal . President XI Jinping pledged the vaccines Thursday, while also calling for greater international cooperation in vaccine export and distribution. President Xi said that China has already distributed 770 million doses to other countries, vowing to increase the number to 2 billion that will be primarily exported to developing nations. In addition, he also announced a $100 million contribution to the World Health Organization's Covax vaccine distribution program which targets some…