The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has donated 3,577,860 doses of Pfizer vaccine for the public health and benefit of the Nigerian people through COVAX, worldwide initiative to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.
This was disclosed in statement released by the US Embassy in Nigeria.
The statement reads: “These vaccine donations are a part of the U.S. government’s continued partnership with the Government of Nigeria in combatting COVID-19. To date, the U.S. government has provided $130 million of support to Nigeria’s Ministry of Health and Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19.
“The U.S. Government has also contributed to the first multilateral donation of AstraZeneca vaccine in March 2021. Overall, COVAX has provided Nigeria with over 10 million doses to date.”
It noted that Safe and effective vaccines are the best tool to ending the pandemic.
“The United States has pledged to purchase and donate 1.1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide, and to date has delivered more than 180 million doses to more than 100 countries.
The shipment will bring the total number of U.S.-bilaterally donated doses to Nigeria to over 7.5 million.
“The U.S. government’s continued efforts to provide vaccines to African Union (AU) member countries helps fulfill President Biden’s pledge when he said: “The United States is committed to bringing the same urgency to international vaccination efforts that we have demonstrated at home. We are sharing these vaccines to save lives and to lead the world in bringing an end to the pandemic,” as contained in the statement.
The U.S. government looks forward to continued coordination with Nigeria and its Centre for Disease Control to deliver life-saving doses across the country through the COVAX initiative
