{"id":169991,"date":"2022-10-04T11:18:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T11:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/covid-19-us-covax-grant-of-a-million-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-lands-in-sudan\/"},"modified":"2022-10-17T08:08:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T08:08:38","slug":"covid-19-us-covax-grant-of-a-million-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-lands-in-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/covid-19-us-covax-grant-of-a-million-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-lands-in-sudan","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: US-COVAX grant of a million doses of Pfizer vaccine lands in Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"

As many countries in the world report an upsurge in Covid-19 infections as the ‘autumn wave’ approaches, a consignment of more than a million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine has arrived in Sudan, donated by the USA as part of the COVAX Platform* that aims for equitable distribution of vaccines to countries regardless of their income.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement yesterday, the US Embassy in Khartoum announced the arrival of 1,000,350 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, which brings the total number of vaccines provided to the people of Sudan via COVAX to 4,685,480, and said that the donation “is part of our commitment in leading the global response to end the pandemic and with the singular objective of saving lives”.<\/p>\n

The US Embassy points out that “the cumulative US donation of vaccines is the largest by a single country to fight the Covid-19 pandemic in Sudan”.<\/p>\n

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‘While we may be tired of Covid-19, the virus has unfortunately not tired of us…’ – US Ambassador John Godfrey<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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 A consignment of more than a million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19
\nvaccine has arrived in Sudan, donated by the USA as part of the COVAX Platform*
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Yesterday’s statement by the embassy says that the USA has committed to purchasing and donating over 1.2 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses worldwide:<\/p>\n

At a press conference on Monday, the US Ambassador to Khartoum, John Godfrey<\/a>, told reporters: “the United States remains committed to protecting the lives of the Sudanese people against the threat of Covid-19.<\/p>\n

“To date, the United States has delivered vaccines to more than 115 countries. Across sub-Saharan Africa, the US government has committed over $2.1 billion to 48 countries to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and has donated over 181 million vaccine doses to countries in the region,” Ambassador Godfrey said.<\/p>\n