Desk Report
Publish: 31 Jan 2022, 08:34 pm
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine || Photo: Collected
The
United States (US) has donated an additional 10 million doses of Pfizer’s
COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladesh via COVAX while millions more jabs scheduled to
arrive here over the coming months.
“With
the latest spike in COVID-19 infections, the United States is redoubling our
efforts to help Bangladesh turn the tide against this surge," said US Chargé d’Affaires here Helen LaFave,
according to a US embassy press release today.
These
doses will help expand vaccinations for students and those who are awaiting their
first doses, while enabling vulnerable people to receive boosters to protect
themselves against the growing presence of the Omicron variant, she added.
The
latest donation brought the total US vaccine contribution to more than 38.6
million doses to Bangladesh while the US government COVID-19 assistance to Bangladesh
exceeds $121 million.
In
addition to vaccine donations, the United States continues to work closely with
Bangladesh to support the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign and strengthen
the government’s response to the pandemic, said the release. ?
The
US has provided training to over 7,000 healthcare providers on the proper
management and administration of vaccines.
This
delivery of Pfizer vaccines is part of the United States’ commitment to lead
the global COVID-19 response by donating a billion doses of Pfizer vaccine
around the world through 2022, said the release.
The
United States has donated $4 billion to support the worldwide COVAX effort,
making the super power the world’s largest donor for equitable global COVID-19
vaccine access.
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