Biden urges world leaders to join him after US pledges 500 million vaccines

US President Joe Biden (Toby Melville/PA)

President Joe Biden has urged global leaders to join him in sharing coronavirus vaccines with struggling nations around the world after he promised the US would donate 500 million doses.

Speaking in Cornwall before a summit of the Group of Seven world leaders, Mr Biden announced the US commitment to vaccine sharing, which comes on top of 80 million doses he has already pledged by the end of the month.