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CNN: US has bought and will donate 500 million doses of Pfizer’s vaccine worldwide

By CNN.

Published June 10, 2021 at 12:26 am

Vials containing doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are viewed at a clinic targeting minority community members at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on April 9, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

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The US has purchased and will donate 500 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine worldwide as it seeks to be a key player in getting other nations vaccinated, a person familiar with the move told CNN. President Joe Biden will announce the news at the G7 summit in Cornwall, England, this week, the person said.