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Germany's Merkel pledges $100 mln for COVID-19 vacine for poor countries

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17:12 - 30/09/2020 Wednesday
Update: 17:13 - 30/09/2020 Wednesday
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday pledged $100 million to help developing countries access a COVID-19 vaccine as World Bank President David Malpass said "broad, rapid and affordable" access to vaccines "will be at the core of a resilient global economic recovery that lifts everyone."

Merkel also called on "those who are still dithering" to commit to the global vaccine effort.

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