AKIPRESS.COM - The United States delivered additional 149,760 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to the Kyrgyz Republic as part of its continued pandemic assistance. This donation was delivered through COVAX, U.S. Embassy said.

“These safe and effective vaccines give our immune systems the power to resist severe COVID infections. The United States will continue to support the people of Kyrgyz Republic with vaccines and funding to make sure they are available to everyone in the country,” said U.S. Charge d’Affaires Sonata Coulter.

In total, the United States has now donated more than 450,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to the Kyrgyz Republic, since its first delivery in October 2021.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the people of the United States have provided more than $9 million to help the Kyrgyz Republic to prevent, detect, and treat COVID-19. Funding has also been used to procure protective equipment and medical supplies, upgrade laboratories, and train public health professionals.