Latin America poised to benefit as U.S. raises exports of COVID-19 shots

Latin America is poised to receive millions of U.S.-made COVID-19 shots in the coming weeks as the United States emerges as a top exporter of vaccines against the novel coronavirus, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The United States is considering prioritizing countries within its own hemisphere for the 80 million domestically-made vaccine doses it has pledged to send abroad, one person familiar with the matter said.

Meanwhile, Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) has begun exporting millions of its U.S.-made shots largely to countries in Central and South . . .