U2's Bono visits Capitol, urging COVID funding for global response

U2's frontrunner Paul "Bono" Hewson stopped to thank Capitol Police officers as he continues to lobby lawmakers in Washington to approve emergency COVID relief funding.

He still hasn't found what he's looking for: emergency COVID-19 relief funding to distribute more vaccines to underserved countries.

U2's frontrunner Paul "Bono" Hewson visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday as he continued to lobby lawmakers to adopt a global plan to vaccinate 70% of the world's population globally by September as additional COVID funding remains stalled. The ONE Campaign, an international anti-poverty organization co-founded by Bono, is behind the effort.

There are still 2.8 billion people around the world waiting to get their first COVID vaccine shot, according to a United Nations analysis.

While on the Hill, Bono also took time to thank Capitol Police officers for defending democracy on Jan. 6, 2021, telling them that they're respected around the world for their bravery.