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Biden to donate 500 million Pfizer doses, urge others to join in

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U.S. President Joe Biden plans to buy and donate 500 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to more than 90 countries, while calling on the world's democracies to do their part to help end the deadly pandemic, the White House said.

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The announcement of the vaccine donation - the largest ever by a single country - comes ahead of Biden's meeting with leaders of the other Group of Seven advanced economies - Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan - in Cornwall, England. The shots, which will be produced at Pfizer's U.S. production sites, will be provided at a not-for-profit price.

 

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