US President Joe Biden will use his first big presidential moment on the global stage at Friday's Group of Seven meeting of world leaders to announce a big US aid to supply Covid vaccine to the poor countries. Biden will announce that the US will soon begin releasing $4 billion for an international effort to bolster the purchase and distribution of coronavirus vaccine to poor nations, White House officials said. Biden will also encourage G-7 partners to make good on their pledges to COVAX, a WHO initiative to improve access to vaccines, news agency AP has reported.
Former President Donald Trump declined to participate in the COVAX initiative because of its ties to WHO that Trump accused of covering up China's missteps in handling the virus .