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China joins deal to get Covid-19 vaccine to poorer nations
The deal gives China a prominent role in the global effort to share vaccines with less-developed countries.
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What you need to know:
- China is racing to find a vaccine, with Beijing making bold predictions on its rollout before the end of the year.
- The deal gives China, the country where the virus first emerged, a prominent role in the global effort to share vaccines with less-developed countries.
- Superpower rival the US has not signed up to the deal.
China has signed up to a deal to ensure future Covid-19 vaccines are distributed to developing countries, the biggest economy yet to join the World Health Organization-led bid to control the pandemic.
The COVAX pledge to get vaccines to poorer nations as soon as they are developed aims to head off fears rich countries will limit distribution of game-changing medicines made by their pharmaceutical companies.
