US President Joe Biden says America will be the arsenal of vaccines in a pledge to give 500 million doses to the rest of the world.
President Biden also signalled America would be more present in global affairs, signing a historic charter on his second day abroad as president.
“As long as the virus rages elsewhere, there’s a risk of new mutations that could threaten our people,” he said. “We know that COVID-19 in other countries holds back global growth, raises instability, and weakens governments.”
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