The United States on Tuesday announced that a shipment of 52,800 Pfizer COVID-19 paediatric vaccines for Guyana had arrived.
A release from US Embassy here said this brings the total number of vaccines donated by the US to Guyana to 354,660.
The paediatric doses, donated through COVAX are intended for children ages 5–11, and will further strengthen Guyana’s National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.
The release said that this shipment would not be possible without the partnership of the Ministry of Health and the Pan American Health Organization. In handing over the donation, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Adrienne Galanek noted that “we remain steadfast in our commitment to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines and help save lives.”
The release said that the United States has already provided more than 550 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to more than 115 countries, part of a commitment to donate 1.2 billion doses worldwide.
