The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Tajikistan (MoHSPP) says a shipment of 141,570 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Tajikistan on December 15.
Recall, the United States delivered 153,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Tajikistan on December 13 through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
These deliveries have been made possible through COVAX, a global initiative to support equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.
The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe noted on Monday that 146,520 more doses will be delivered to Tajikistan later this week for a total donation of 299,520 doses this week. This week’s deliveries reportedly bring the total U.S. government donation of Pfizer (823,680) and Moderna (1,622,500) vaccine doses in Tajikistan to 2,446,180.
Since March 2020, the United States has provided more than $12 million in equipment and technical support to help the Tajikistan fight against COVID-19. This support has been used to procure medical supplies and personal protective equipment, upgrade laboratories, train public health and medical professionals as well as support vaccination efforts in Tajikistan. The United States will continue partnering with Tajikistan to end the COVID-19 pandemic, mitigate its devastating social and economic impacts and improve preparedness to respond to future outbreaks.
These two Pfizer vaccine deliveries to Tajikistan are reportedly part of the U.S. government’s commitment to donate 1.1 billion of COVID-19 vaccines to the countries most in need — safely, equitably, and with no strings attached.
According to data from a MoHSPP, 58.1 percent of Tajikistan’s adult population has been vaccinated against COVID-19 to date. As of December 15, 3,386,686 people have been vaccinated in the country; 2,754,739 (47.3 percent) of them have got both COVID-19 vaccine shots.
In Tajikistan, COVID-19 vaccination is compulsory for people aged 18 and over.
