<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">The US&nbsp; government has donated another 10 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh. The latest consignment of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Dhaka through the COVAX platform of the World Health Organisation (WHO). With this delivery, the US has contributed a total of 85 million doses of the vaccine to Bangladesh. The US has donated more than 2/3 of all the foreign donations of the vaccine given to Bangladesh.<br />''<br />''The US Embassy in Dhaka said that the US continues to work closely with Bangladesh to support every facet of its Covid-19 vaccination campaign which included training of over 51, 000 health providers and workers on safe administration of vaccines.<br />''<br />''The US has also donated 18 freezer vans, 750 freezer units, and 8,000 vaccine carriers to Bangladesh. It has provided more than USD 140 million in COVID-19 related development and humanitarian assistance to Bangladesh.<br />''<br />''Globally, the United States has donated $4 billion to support the COVAX effort, which includes support for ultra-cold chain storage, transportation, and safe handling of COVID-19 vaccines, making the United States the world's largest donor for equitable global COVID-19 vaccine access.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | August 23, 2022 2:50 PM
US donates 10 million additional doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh