Vaccine firms pledge 3.5 billion doses for poorer nations

ROME, Italy (AFP) — Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson told a G20 health summit Friday they will supply around 3.5 billion vaccine doses at cost or discount to middle and low income countries this year and next.

Pfizer will deliver two billion doses, Moderna “up to” 995 million doses, and Johnson and Johnson “up to 500 billion doses”, representatives of the three pharmaceutical companies said.

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