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Tanzania receives COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX arrangement
The 1,058,400 doses of the vaccines donated by the United States of America arrived at the Julius Nyerere International Airport.
Devdiscourse News Desk | Dar Es Salaam | Updated: 26-07-2021 19:59 IST | Created: 26-07-2021 19:59 IST
The consignment is part of the initial delivery to Tanzania. It is expected that more COVAX deliveries will land in Tanzania in the coming months. Image Credit: Twitter(@UNICEF)
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The United Republic of Tanzania has received the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines, delivered through COVAX arrangement. The 1,058,400 doses of the vaccines donated by the United States of America arrived at the Julius Nyerere International Airport.
The United Republic of Tanzania has received the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines, delivered through COVAX arrangement. The 1,058,400 doses of the vaccines donated by the United States of America arrived at the Julius Nyerere International Airport.
The US Ambassador to Tanzania, Ambassador Donald Wright handed the vaccines to the Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dr. Dorothy Gwajima, during a brief ceremony at the airport.
Present to witness the reception were the Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Hon. Amb. Liberata Mulamula; the WHO Country Representative, Dr. Tigest Ketsela Mengestu; the UNICEF Representative to Tanzania, Ms. Shalini Bahuguna; and other senior government officials.
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