DHAKA, Feb 8, 2022 (BSS) - Bangladesh today received an additional 60 lakh
doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine via the COVAX facility.
With the latest donations of Pfizer vaccines from the USA, the total US
government vaccine contribution has stood at more than 4.5 crore doses and
millions more doses are scheduled to arrive over the coming months, said a US
embassy press release here.
Donation of vaccine enables Bangladesh to continue expanding immunizations
in hard-to-reach areas and provide boosters to vulnerable citizens, it said,
adding that the US government COVID-19 assistance to Bangladesh has exceeded
$121 million.
"With this latest wave of donations, the United States continues to work
closely with Bangladesh to vaccinate as many people as possible and
accelerate efforts to provide people in hard-to-reach areas of the country
with life-saving vaccines," said US Chargé d’Affaires Helen LaFave.
In addition to vaccine donations, the US continues to work closely with
Bangladesh to support the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign and
strengthen the response to the pandemic.
The US has provided training to over 7,000 healthcare providers on the
proper management and administration of vaccines, along with support for
cold-chain storage and transportation.
To date, the US has contributed over $121 million in COVID-related
development and humanitarian assistance through USAID, the US Department of
Defense, the US Department of State, and the US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
This assistance has saved lives and treated individuals infected with
COVID-19, strengthened testing capacity and monitoring, enhanced case
management and infection prevention and control practices, and improved
supply chain and logistics management systems.
