U.S. pushes world leaders to embrace 70% global COVID-19 vaccination target

FILE PHOTO: Tourists walk past the United Nations Headquarters in New York, March 24, 2008. At left is the U.N. General Assembly building and at right is the U.N. Secretariat building. REUTERS/Mike Segar

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is pushing global leaders to endorse what it calls ambitious targets for ending the COVID-19 pandemic, including ensuring 70% of the world's population is vaccinated against the virus by the 2022, according to a draft U.S. document viewed by Reuters on Tuesday.

The three-page outline is addressed to countries, international organizations, and private sector groups invited to a virtual COVID-19 summit planned by the United States on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly beginning this week.