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Australia joins US, India and Japan in ‘unprecedented’ deal for coronavirus vaccines after historic Quad meeting
Scott Morrison has joined the first leaders’ summit of Joe Biden’s US presidency, forging a new strategic partnership and vaccination alliance with four of the Indo-Pacific region’s most-powerful democracies.
Key points:
- It was the first meeting of Quad leaders hosted via video-link from the White House
- The leaders outlined a plan to lift COVID-19 vaccine production and distribution
- The goal is to increase production to 1 billion doses by 2022 to benefit Asia-Pacific nations
The US President hosted the video link-up from the State Dining Room of the White House with the prime ministers of Australia, India and Japan.
It was the first time the four-member regional grouping known as the Quad had ever convened with heads of government at the…
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