US donates more Covid vaccine doses to Pak

As many as 9.6 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are being shipped by the United States to Pakistan through the global vaccine-sharing COVAX initiative, a media report said on Friday.

The American Embassy in Islamabad said that this latest donation brings the total of COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by Washington to Pakistan to over 25 million doses, Voice of America (VOA) reported.

US Charge d’affaires Angela Aggeler, the United States is proud to partner with Pakistan to get effective, life-saving Pfizer vaccinations into the arms of Pakistanis people. “This donation comes just in time for young Pakistanis over age 12 to get their first jabs,” Aggeler added. This donation comes at a time when COVID-19 infections are decreasing in Pakistan, with fewer than 1,000 new daily cases reported on average. Last week, the Pakistani government had eased restrictions on public movement, education activities and businesses.

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