Under pressure, U.S. donates 500 million more vaccines

The United States on Wednesday promised to buy 500 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to donate to other countries as it comes under increasing pressure to share its supply with the rest of the world. <br /><br />Under increasing pressure to share America’s COVID-19 vaccine supply with other nations, U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday promised to donate an additional 500 million Pfizer/BioNTech shots to poorer countries around the world.<br /><br />That brings the U.S.’s total global commitment to 1.1 billion vaccines so far – more than any other nation.<br /><br />Source: Reuters