Germany’s Merkel pledges $100 million for COVID-19 vacine for poor countries

NEW YORK (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday pledged $100 million to help developing countries access a COVID-19 vaccine as World Bank President David Malpass said “broad, rapid and affordable” access to vaccines “will be at the core of a resilient global economic recovery that lifts everyone.”

Merkel also called on “those who are still dithering” to commit to the global vaccine effort.

(Reporting by Michelle Nichols and Stephanie Nebehay)