The U.S. Department of State has announced that the United States is donating a total of 5.5 Million Pfizer vaccine doses, along with ancillary kits, to the fifteen (15) member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). A Press Statement issued on Thursday (12th August 2021) from Department Spokesperson, Ned Price, said as part of this donation, a shipment consisting of nearly 569,000 doses will be delivered to Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. T&T received 305,370 doses on Thursday and Barbados is expected to receive its doses today (Friday 13th August 2021). The Press Statement also said, “The United States is proud to partner with CARICOM and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to combat the COVID-19 Pandemic. This week’s deliveries are the first tranche of our 5.5 Million dose commitment to all fifteen (15) CARICOM member countries, and we will provide more information on our donations to other CARICOM countries in the coming days.” Mr. Price concluded by saying, “Equitable global access to safe and effective vaccines is essential to ending the COVID-19 Pandemic. In order to save lives around the world, rebuild the global economy, and stop the threat of new variants, we must vaccinate as many people as possible, as quickly as possible.” [Source: U.S. Department of State]
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