Biden says Americans will be first to get vaccines; any surplus to be shared

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“We’re going to start off and ensure Americans are taken care of first, but we’re then going to try to help the rest of the world,” Biden told reporters after a joint announcement with the chief executives of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Merck about their joint effort to produce more vaccines.

“If we have a surplus, we’re going to share it with the rest of the world,” Biden said, adding that the United States had already committed to providing $4 billion to the COVAX global initiative to distribute vaccines in developing countries.