US donates 62 lakh Pfizer jabs to Bangladesh
22 February 2022, 04:41 pm | Updated: 22 November 2024, 01:57 am
The United States has donated another 6.2 million (62 lakh) doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh under the COVAX programme, sustaining the effort to expand vaccinations among youth and hard-to-reach communities.
These bring the total US government vaccine contribution to more than 51 million (5.1 crore) doses, with many millions more scheduled to arrive over the coming months.
“We applaud the Government of Bangladesh for recently surpassing the milestone of reaching 100 million people with at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine,” said US Embassy Chargé d'Affaires Helen LaFave.
Helen LaFave added: “The United States will continue to donate life-saving vaccines and provide support to help Bangladesh reach the goal of fully vaccinating 70 percent of the country by the middle of 2022.”
The United States has provided training to over 7,000 healthcare providers on proper vaccination management, supported cold-chain storage and transportation, and assisted with targeted campaigns to vaccinate students and hard-to-reach people.
