The United State of America’s, Secretary of State, Antony Blinken on Tuesday said U.S. has donated an additional five million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for the novel coronavirus to Africa
Blinken in a statement on Monday said the vaccines would be distributed to countries across the continent following a meeting with global partners to bolster coordination to combat the disease.
“I also announced the U.S. government is making a direct donation of five million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine to the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) the African Union’s vaccine procurement and distribution effort.
According to Blinken, The United States has donated more than 155 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa.
Blinken said he hosted a meeting with foreign ministers and leaders of international organisations, including the World Health Organisation, to discuss an enhanced global action plan to combat the novel coronavirus and other global health threats.
He added that the United State and its global partners discussed ways to improve the administration of vaccines to secure vaccine supply chains to address misinformation and to support health workers.
Germany, France, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, India, the European Commission, African Union, and others attended the meeting.
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