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US lines up big money on Covid jabs, to produce a billion doses every year

The investment is the first step in a new plan for the government to partner with industry to address immediate vaccine needs overseas and domestically

US President Joe Biden takes off his protective face mask worn due to the coronavirus pandemic as he arrives to speak during the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City (Photo: Reuters)
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US President Joe Biden (Photo: Reuters)

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The White House, under pressure from activists to increase the supply of coronavirus vaccines to poor nations, is prepared to invest billions of dollars to expand U.S. manufacturing capacity, with the goal of producing at least one billion doses a year beginning in the second half of 2022, two top advisers to President Biden said in an interview on Tuesday.

The investment is the first step in a new plan, to be announced on Wednesday, for the government to partner with industry to address immediate vaccine needs overseas and domestically and to prepare for future pandemics, said Dr. David Kessler, who