US, EU Grieve Millions of Covid Dead in Summit on Vaccine Push
- Countries pledge $3 billion in new spending to quell pandemic
- Vaccine gluts mount as hesitancy, logistics hamper more shots
Crosses mark the graves of Covid-19 fatalities at the Rorotan cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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President Joe Biden and fellow world leaders called for a new push to quell the Covid-19 pandemic abroad, as the US and Europe marked grim milestones and American lawmakers balk at fresh funding.
The Biden administration opened its second summit aimed at bringing the coronavirus to heel on Thursday, where leaders acknowledged Covid deaths surpassing 1 million in the US and 2 million in the EU.