TRINIDAD and Tobago will soon receive 304,200 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines from the United States.
A release from the US Embassy, Public Affairs Section on Wednesday confirmed the donation of 304,200 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines representing the second tranche out of a total of 907,920 to be donated to the people and Government of Trinidad and Tobago.
The donation was part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to lead in the effort to vaccinate the world, and such T&T has since received 609,570 from the US.
However, since the emergence of the Omicron variant, President Biden announced on December 2 the United States will accelerate the delivery of vaccines to countries that needed them.
T&T is in its third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic with record numbers of deaths and cases being reported daily.
“President Biden has pledged to deliver 200 million more doses within the next 100 days – on the way to delivering more than 1.2 billion doses for the rest of the world,” the release stated.
US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Shante Moore urged everyone to get vaccinated. “The United States is proud to donate these free Covid-19 vaccines to the people of Trinidad and Tobago, who are our neighbours, family members, and friends. “As President Biden said, ‘We are doing our part, and we’ll do more, but this a global pandemic and everyone needs to fight it together.’”
Moore said the initial Pfizer-vaccine donation allowed children aged 12 to 18 to be vaccinated and return to school.
He highlighted that the United States Government only donates vaccines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “These are the same vaccines that all American citizens can receive and are the same doses the United States is sharing globally.”
