ISLAMABAD: United States government has delivered an additional batch of eight million Pfizer Covid-19 pediatric vaccine doses to Pakistan. According to US Embassy in Islamabad, this shipment increases United States’ donation to more than 78 million safe and effective vaccine doses to people of Pakistan, including 16 million pediatric doses. United States is committed to partnering with Government of Pakistan to protect Pakistani people.

In addition to vaccines, US government has also provided over 80 million dollars in direct and in-kind support to assist Pakistani people in fight against Covid-19.

Support has included more than one point two million N-95 masks, 96,000 surgical masks, 52,000 protective goggles, one million Covid-19 rapid diagnostic tests, 1,200 pulse oximeters and 200 ventilators for 64 Pakistani hospitals.

US government has also trained over 50,000 health workers, including 30,000 women, across country on home-based care for Covid-19 patients and established a national network of disease surveillance and response units and teams.

United States also provided four mobile testing labs in July to Pakistan’s National Institute of Health to strengthen Pakistan’s ability to diagnose diseases in remote and underserved areas.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 08 2022

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