Guyana yesterday received some 42,120 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX facility.
The third shipment of Pfizer vaccines came as a donation from the United States via the COVAX mechanism which has been working to help with vaccine equality around the world. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, United States Ambassador, Sarah-Ann Lynch and other officials were present at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri yesterday afternoon to receive same.
Following the arrival of the vaccines, the ambassador stated that the donation of the 42,120 doses, brings the total of number vaccines donated to Guyana from COVAX to over 300,000.
