The United States donated another 6.2 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh via COVAX, sustaining the effort to expand vaccinations among youth and hard-to-reach communities.
These latest donations from the country bring the total US government vaccine contribution to more than 51 million doses, with many millions more scheduled to arrive over the coming months, said a statement of US embassy, Dhaka on Tuesday.
“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. 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,” US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Helen LaFave was quoted as saying in the statement.
In addition to vaccine donations, the United States continues to work closely with Bangladesh to support the national Covid-19 vaccination campaign.
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.