G7 likely to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccines doses to world, UK says announcement soon

The UK, which is hosting the G7 summit in southwest England, said it would donate at least 100 million surplus doses within the next year, including five million beginning in the coming weeks. 

London: The Group of Seven (G7) leaders are expected to announce that they will provide at least 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to the world through dose sharing and financing, the United Kingdom announced. The UK, which is hosting the G7 summit in southwest England, added it would donate at least 100 million surplus doses within the next year, including five million beginning in the coming weeks. This comes amid growing calls for richer countries to step up their efforts to share COVID-19 shots with less developed nations. The Group of Seven is an organisation of wealthy democracies consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.