Biden Pledges 500 Million More Pfizer Vaccine Donations for Poor Nations at U.N. Covid-19 Summit

WASHINGTON—President Biden said Wednesday that the U.S. will invest in 500 million further doses of the coronavirus vaccine designed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE to donate to creating international locations.

Speaking at a virtual Covid-19 summit on the sidelines of the United Nations Common Assembly, Mr. Biden said the donation will provide the total U.S. commitment to 1.1 billion doses to be shared overseas.