ISLAMABAD: The US Embassy in Islamabad has handed over three million Moderna vaccine doses to Pakistan on behalf of the American government today (Thursday).
According to a statement, the doses were donated in partnership with the COVAX facility and UNICEF. The donation was part of the 80 million doses the US is sharing with the world to facilitate equitable global access to safe and effective vaccines.
Speaking on the occasion, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said that in the last three days, Pakistan administered record vaccines jabs, with an aim to get 70% population inoculated by the end of this year.
1/3 Today, the United States was pleased to donate three million doses of the life-saving Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to the Government of Pakistan for distribution to the Pakistani people. These vaccines were delivered in partnership with the COVAX facility and UNICEF. pic.twitter.com/2hGC0Vgv25
— U.S. Embassy Islamabad (@usembislamabad) July 29, 2021
US Embassy Chargé d’affaires Angela P Aggeler said, “The arrival of these three million doses is in addition to the 2.5 million doses the United States donated earlier this month to the people of Pakistan.”
The US has delivered more than $50 million in COVID-19 assistance through its partnership with the Pakistani government, the statement further read. The consignment had reached Islamabad on Monday, July 26, while it was officially handed over to the Pakistani government today.
Earlier, Pakistan had received 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine from the US which, according to Dr Faisal, is evidence of the strong ties between Islamabad and Washington.
Separately, Pakistan has also received 2.4 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine since May as part of the COVAX effort.
