Through COVAX, the US government has donated 3,577,860 doses of Pfizer vaccine to the Nigerian people for their public health and benefit.
The shipment brings the total number of U.S.-bilaterally donated doses to Nigeria to over 7.5 million, according to a statement released by the US Mission in Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja.
The United States also contributed to the first multilateral donation of AstraZeneca vaccine in March 2021, according to the statement. COVAX has distributed over 10 million doses to Nigeria so far.
The United States has also pledged to buy and donate 1.1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses around the world, and has already delivered over 180 million doses to over 100 countries.
The continued efforts of the US government to provide vaccines to African Union (AU) member countries help fulfill President Biden’s pledge, according to the report.
“Biden said: “The United States is committed to bringing the same urgency to international vaccination efforts that we have demonstrated at home.
“We are sharing these vaccines to save lives and to lead the world in bringing an end to the pandemic.”
The vaccine donations are part of the US government’s ongoing partnership with the Nigerian government in combating COVID-19, according to the Mission.
Nigeria’s Ministry of Health and the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 have received 130 million dollars in US aid to date.
Through the COVAX initiative, the US government hopes to continue working with Nigeria’s Center for Disease Control to deliver life-saving doses across the country.
