ST. IVES, England (AP) The Group of Seven nations are set to commit to sharing at least 1 billion coronavirus shots with the world, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Thursday, with half coming from the U.S. and 100 million from the U.K. as President Joe Biden urged allies to join in speeding the pandemics end and bolstering the strategic position of the worlds wealthiest democracies.

Johnsons announcement on the eve of the G-7 leaders summit in England came hours after Biden committed to donating 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses and previewed a coordinated effort by the advanced economies to make vaccination widely and speedily available everywhere.

Were going to help lead the world out of this pandemic working alongside our global partners, Biden said, adding that on Friday the G-7 nations would join the U.S. in outlining their vaccine donation commitments. The G-7 also includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan.

The prime ministers office said the first 5 million U.K. doses would be shared in the coming weeks, with the remainder coming over the next year. Bidens own commitment was on top of the 80 million doses he has already pledged to donate by the end of June.

At the G7 Summit I hope my fellow leaders will make similar pledges so that, together, we can vaccinate the world by the end of next year and build back better from coronavirus, Johnson said in a statement referencing the U.S. presidents campaign slogan.