G7 to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries By Reuters – Investing.com

G7 to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries By Reuters – Investing.com

By Kate Holton

CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expects the Group of Seven to agree to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries during its summit starting on Friday, and help innoculate the world by the end of next year.

Just hours after U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to supercharge the battle against the coronavirus with a donation of 500 million Pfizer (NYSE:) shots, Johnson said Britain would give at least 100 million surplus vaccines to the poorest nations.