G-20 urges more vaccines for developing countries to reach 70% goal

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A student receives a dose of the Chinese-made Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Caracas on Oct. 27. © Reuters

RINTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

ROME -- Finance and health ministers from the Group of 20 economies on Friday called for increasing the supply of COVID-19 vaccines for developing nations to reach a goal of vaccinating 70% of the world's population by mid-2022.

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