Grenada to receive 29,250 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donation from US

The US Embassy in St. George has announced that it would be donating 29,250 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Grenada island country by this week.

Grenada: The US Embassy in St. George has announced that it would be donating 29,250 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Grenada island country by this week.

These COVID-19 vaccines are donated to Grenada by the US government as part of President Biden-Harris Administration’s global vaccine distribution framework. This donation by the United States government would speed up the COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Grenada.

The delivery of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses from the US government started last week with the delivery of vaccines to the islands of – St. Kitts and Nevis (11,700), Antigua and Barbuda (17,550), St. Vincent and the Grenadines (35,100), and Barbados (70,200). Saint Lucia received 52,650 doses yesterday, August 17, 2021.

US Embassy Principal Officer – Karl Duckworth stated, “We are proud to donate these vaccines to our friends in Grenada. The United States supported Grenada and our neighbours in the Eastern Caribbean first with PPE and testing kits, then through the COVAX Facility, and now through this bilateral donation of vaccine doses. We are committed to returning to health and prosperity together.”

On August 3, 2021, the US administration made the announcement that so far, it has donated and delivered over 110 million doses to over 60 countries, surpassing its original framework for sharing 80 million doses and delivering on its promise of serving as a magazine of vaccines for the world.

The US President Biden stated, “From the very beginning of my presidency, we have been clear eyed that we need to combat this virus globally as well. This is about our responsibility – our humanitarian commitment to save as many lives as we can – and our responsibility to our values. We are going to help lead the world out of this pandemic, working alongside our global partners.”

Various nations have been benefitted from this COVID-19 distribution globally and appreciated the work done by the US government in providing assistance.