France to double Covid vaccine doses for poorer countriesMacron's announcement came in a video broadcast during the Paris leg of the Global Citizen Live concert. PARIS: France will double the number of vaccine doses it will send to poorer countries to 120 million, President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Saturday, in a video broadcast during the Global Citizen concert in Paris. "We will pass from 60 million to 120 million doses offered." On Wednesday, the United States announced that it would be doubling its donation of vaccine doses, bringing its total contribution to 1.1 billion. African leaders pleaded for the chance to buy vaccine doses for their people during a meeting of the African Union earlier this month.

Source: Bangkok Post September 25, 2021 22:18 UTC