WH says Biden will prod G-7 nations to donate COVID-19 vaccines

The White House on Thursday formally announced its plan to purchase and donate 500 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to 92 poorer countries and the African Union, dubbing it the “largest-ever purchase and donation of vaccines by a single country and a commitment by the American people to help protect people around the world from COVID-19.”

President Biden will outline the plan in remarks from Cornwall, England, on the eve of the Group of Seven nations summit.

Mr. Biden will call on the other leaders “to do their parts in contributing to the global supply of...