DHAKA, Aug 23, 2022 (BSS) - The US government donated another one crore doses

of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladesh via COVAX to help the health
ministry continue expanding vaccinations to teens and adults across the
country.

This delivery brings the total number of all US vaccine donations to over 8.5
crore doses, said a press release today.

More than two-thirds of all international COVID-19 vaccine donations to
Bangladesh have come from the United States and the American people.

The United States continues to work closely with Bangladesh to support every
facet of the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign. This effort includes
training over 51,000 healthcare providers and other workers on safely
administering vaccines to support Bangladesh's COVID-19 vaccination roll out
across 64 districts.

The United States has also donated 18 freezer vans, 750 freezer units, and
8,000 vaccine carriers and helped transport 57 million doses of vaccines to
remote areas - for direct administration of 47 million vaccinations.

In Bangladesh, the United States has contributed more than $140 million in
COVID-19 related development and humanitarian assistance.

Globally, the United States has donated $4 billion to support the COVAX
effort, which includes support for ultra-cold chain storage, transportation,
and safe handling of COVID-19 vaccines, making the United States the world's
largest donor for equitable global COVID-19 vaccine access.