Aid groups call on Biden to develop plans to share vaccines
By ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press
Published: March 26, 2021, 8:21am
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WASHINGTON – A coalition of nongovernmental organizations is calling on President Joe Biden to immediately begin developing plans to share an expected surplus of hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world, once U.S. demand for shots is met.
Biden has repeatedly said his primary focus is on ensuring all Americans can get vaccinated, and on Thursday he outlined a new goal to deliver 200 million doses cumulatively over his first 100 days in office.
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