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News Wrap: Biden announces purchase of more vaccine doses

Season 2021 Episode 42 | 5m 21s

In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden announced the U.S. purchased another 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines while blaming President Trump for doing little to lay the groundwork, a gunman in Afghanistan killed five police officers, fresh protests gripped Myanmar’s largest cities over the military coup, and a deadly pileup on an icy interstate.

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