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EU to donate at least 100 million COVID vaccines to poorer nations this year – Metro US

EU to donate at least 100 million COVID vaccines to poorer nations this year

Future of Europe conference at the European Parliament in Strasbourg
Future of Europe conference at the European Parliament in Strasbourg

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union intends to donate at least 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations by the end of this year, the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.

Europe “aims at donating at least 100 million doses to low- and middle-income countries by the end 2021”, von der Leyen said kicking off a global health summit in Rome meant to coordinate the world’s fight against the pandemic.

(Reporting by Francesco Guarascio @fraguarascio; Editing by Alison Williams)