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E.U. raises €7.4 billion for anti-virus effort

World leaders joined forces for the launch of a European Union-led global pledging "marathon" that delivered promises of €7.4 billion for COVID-19 research.

BRUSSELS (AN) — World leaders joined forces for the launch of a European Union-led global pledging "marathon" on Monday that delivered promises of  €7.4 billion for research into COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics and medical treatments.

But delivering those vaccines poses a problem, a review of attitudes to vaccines shows. Only 59% of Western Europeans and just 50% 0f Eastern Europeans trust vaccines, according to a 2018 survey by Wellcome Trust, a U.K.-based charity that promotes global understanding of science.

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