G7 to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries
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Wealthy nations begin key summit with Biden in attendance, as some campaign groups condemn vaccine ‘charity’ plan as a drop in the ocean.
G7 leaders are meeting for their first in-person talks in nearly two years, with an expected pledge to donate one billion COVID vaccine doses to the world’s poorest countries. The club of leading economies – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States – say a joint approach is the world’s best chance for recovering from the global health crisis, and tackling climate change. But as the summit opened on Friday, campaigners said the plan – which includes 500 million US doses and 100 million from the UK – fell short.More Related News