Today's D Brief: Vaccine outreach; Space Force wish list; New national-security threat; Ransomware, upgraded; And a bit more.
By Ben Watson
June 4, 2021 10:40 AM ET
The D Brief
The U.S. will soon give 80 million COVID vaccine doses to nations in need across the world, President Joe Biden announced Thursday, saying the U.S. effort isn’t designed “to secure favors or extract concessions” from America’s neighbors, partners, allies and friends.
“We are sharing these vaccines to save lives and to lead the world in bringing an end to the pandemic, with the power of our example and with our values,” Biden said in a statement.
The first 25 million doses will come from federal supplies of the Johnson & Johnson, Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines, said White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients on Thursday. “These are doses that are being given — donated free and clear — to these countries for the sole purpose of improving the public health situation and helping end the pandemic,” Zients told reporters.
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