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World Leaders, NGOs Press for Vaccine Cash at Paris Forum

Agence France-Presse

   PARIS - European and world leaders Thursday insisted that when COVID-19
   vaccines are ready they should be made available to everyone, under an
   international project that still needs $28 billion.

   "We aren't going to beat the virus if we abandon part of humanity,"
   French President Emmanuel Macron told the Paris Peace Forum, which
   seeks concrete solutions to global issues.

   The third edition of the forum is dedicated to finding ways to ease the
   pain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

   The three-day international conference aims to raise more than $500
   million toward ensuring fair access to coronavirus tests, treatment and
   vaccines for all, including poor countries.

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