The United States has donated another 10 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh via COVAX, sustaining the effort to expand vaccinations across the country.
This latest donation from the American people makes Bangladesh the largest recipient of US-donated Covid-19 vaccines among all countries worldwide, with more than 61 million doses delivered to date, reports UNB citing the US Embassy in Dhaka.
These ongoing donations of Pfizer vaccines are part of the broader commitment by the United States to lead the global Covid-19 response by providing one billion doses of Pfizer vaccine around the world—free of charge—through 2022.
This latest donation of Pfizer doses underscores the partnership between the two countries and the generosity of the American people in donating more Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh than to any other country in the world, said U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Helen LaFave.
"More importantly, it reflects the work of the Government of Bangladesh and all partners involved in the rapid scale-up of the vaccination campaign to get shots in arms safely and efficiently."
The United States says it continues to work closely with Bangladesh to support every facet of the national Covid-19 vaccination campaign.
The United States has provided training to over 9,000 healthcare providers and volunteers on proper vaccination management, supported cold-chain storage and transportation, and assisted with targeted campaigns to vaccinate students and people in hard-to-reach communities.
The US has also contributed over $131 million in Covid-related development and humanitarian assistance through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the US Department of Defense, the US Department of State, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This assistance has saved lives and treated individuals infected with Covid-19, strengthened testing capacity and monitoring, enhanced case management and infection prevention and control practices, and improved supply chain and logistics management systems.
