The United States Government has donated 5.5 million Pfizer vaccines to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), of which 1.5 million doses have been allocated to Haiti, with the other 4 million earmarked for distribution among 14 CARICOM countries.
According to a press release from the CARICOM Secretariat, the initiative was the culmination of efforts from Chair of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr Keith Rowley, who earlier this year wrote US President Joe Biden, requesting a supply of vaccines for the Community.
The release said that the donation from the White House also includes three million ancillary kits containing needles, syringes, diluent and other supplies.
