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The Group of 7 wealthy nations on Friday pledged to deliver more than 1 billion doses of the coronavirus vaccine to lower-income countries beginning this summer. 

Why it matters: The G7 countries have been criticized for not sharing vaccines with nations that have fewer resources and are struggling to contain new waves of the pandemic. 

The big picture: The G7 committed to delivering COVID-19 vaccines to other countries over the next 12 months, per a White House statement.

President Biden announced on Thursday that the U.S. plans to ship 500 million Pfizer-BioNTech doses starting in August.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also said the U.K. would give at least 100 million vaccine doses within a year.

G7 commits to sending 1 billion COVID vaccine doses to lower-income countries

The G7 countries have been criticized for not sharing vaccines with nations that have fewer resources.

US President Joe Biden (L) and France's President Emmanuel Macron speak after the family photo at the start of the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall on June 11, 2021.

Photo: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images

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G7 commits to sending 1 billion COVID vaccine doses to lower-income countries

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