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Biden to announce U.S. will send 20 mln vaccines abroad by end of June

by Reuters
Monday, 17 May 2021 16:37 GMT

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis

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The White House said the new donation will bring the total number of doses to be sent abroad to 80 million

By Trevor Hunnicutt

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to announce on Monday that he will send 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to other countries by the end of June, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.

It will bring the total number of doses to be sent abroad to 80 million, Psaki said. The new exports will include vaccines approved for use in the United States.

(Reporting By Trevor Hunnicut and Jarrett Renshaw; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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