Biden to convene COVID-19 summit on Wednesday: White House
US President Joe Biden
President JoeBidenwillhosta virtualsummitwith world leadersonthe coronavirus pandemic nextWednesday. This comes a day after he addressesthe United Nations General Assembly, theWhiteHousesaid Friday.
"This meeting is about expanding and enhancing our shared efforts to defeatCovid-19" and will seek to "alignona common vision" against the virus, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement. Thesummitwill be "onthe margins of the UN General Assembly."
Biden, who is due to address the annual UN meetingonTuesday, has pitched the United States as the global leaderonthe fight to get the world vaccinated. No details about participants were provided.
In her statement, Psaki said that thesummitwill build "from previous gatherings of world leaders and ministers in fora like theG7,G20, and Act Accelerator to rally civil society, NGOs, philanthropists, and industry along with world leaders and alignona common vision for defeatingCOVID-19together."
The statement further added that it will be asking participants to commit to a higher level of ambition across four themes- Vaccinate the world by enhancing equitable access to vaccines and getting shots in arms,save lives now by solving the oxygen crisis, and making tests, therapeutics and PPE more available, build back better by establishing a sustainable health security financing mechanism, and global leadership for emerging threats and calling the world to account by aligning around targets, tracking progress, and supporting one another in fulfilling our commitments.
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US is by far the biggest donor of vaccines around the world, withBidenlikening his government's efforts to the US military entry into World War II.
Meanwhile, in New York, which is home to the United Nations, strict safety measures have been announced, including a requirement for delegates to show proof of vaccination before entering the main hall.