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Tajikistan|health|September 20, 2021 / 04:22 PM
U.S. donates 115,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Tajikistan

AKIPRESS.COM - The United States donated the first tranche of approximately 115,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Tajikistan to fight COVID-19. Later this week additional doses will arrive for a total donation of 325,260 doses. This Pfizer vaccine dose delivery to Tajikistan is part of the United States Government donation of 500 million safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses for the world through the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) facility.

This donation builds on over 1.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine the United States delivered to Tajikistan on July 26, 2021. COVAX has also provided 461,440 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Tajikistan in multiple deliveries. In addition, eight 258-liter Ultra Cold Chain freezers have been delivered and five already installed by UNICEF in the National Center for Immunization. The U.S. Government has also contributed to this technology that Tajikistan is using for the first time.

These vaccine doses are part of additional coordinated assistance to strengthen Tajikistan’s health care system; procure urgent supplies that support infection-prevention and control; improve the capacity of Tajik laboratories; improve COVID-19 surveillance, response, and case management; develop and enhance public health outreach, risk communication and community engagement; and support the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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