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Biden also called on fellow Western nations to make similar donations and help with other emerging issues, such as an oxygen shortage around the world.
"We also know that to beat the pandemic here, we need to beat it everywhere," Biden said during a 10-minute speech at the start of the summit. "I made, and I'm keeping, the promise that America will become the arsenal of vaccines as we were the arsenal of democracy during World War II."
In one of the next big steps, making sure all those donations are administered to people in developing countries in a timely manner, Biden said
"We also know from experience that getting vaccines into people's arms may be the hardest logistical challenge we face," Biden said. "We need to significantly step up our investment in helping countries get shots in arms."
Biden played global cheerleader at the end of the comments, saying inoculating the world against the coronavirus is "in our capacity."
"We can do this," Biden said. "We know what needs to be done. We just have to make the choice to do it."
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"For every one shot we have administered in this country to date, we are now donating three shots to other countries," the
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