COVID-19: U.S. donates five million doses of J&J vaccine to Africa
The U.S. on Monday said it donated an additional five million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for the novel coronavirus to Africa.
“The U.S. government is making a direct donation of five million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine to the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) , the African Union’s vaccine procurement and distribution effort,” said U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.
In a statement, Mr Blinken said the vaccines would be distributed to countries across the continent following a meeting with global partners to bolster coordination to combat the disease.
He said this followed a meeting he hosted with foreign ministers and leaders of international organisations, including the World Health Organisation, to discuss an enhanced global action plan to combat the novel coronavirus and other global health threats.
“The United States has donated to Africa more than 155 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines,’’ he stated.
He added that the U.S and its global partners discussed ways to improve the administration of vaccines to secure vaccine supply chains to address misinformation and to support health workers.
Germany, France, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, India, the European Commission, African Union, and others attended the meeting.
(Sputnik/NAN)
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