Nearly 800,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines arrived in Sri Lanka this week to continue the fight against COVID-19, a gift from the American people.
These safe and effective vaccines, donated by the United States and delivered via COVAX, will protect lives and increase the COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Sri Lanka.
“I commend Sri Lanka’s commitment to public health. Increasing vaccination coverage is a critical step toward ending the pandemic,” said Alaina Teplitz, the U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives. “This donation will help Sri Lanka provide safe and effective vaccines, especially to young people with health issues. It represents our continued investment in Sri Lanka’s future and comes at no cost to the Sri Lankan people.”
This delivery brings the total number of vaccines donated by the United States to Sri Lanka to nearly 2.4 million.
Since the pandemic began, the United States has partnered with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health to provide over USD 17.9 million in emergency supplies and critical services.
