Kosovo expected to be supplied with 500,000 Pfizer vaccines from US on Tuesday

It's over 500 doses of Pfizer vaccine. The news has confirmed, Drin Podrimqak, health minister's adviser, Rifat Latifi.

The “Po will reach 515,970 doses of Pfizer” on Tuesday, Podrimqaku said. He has made it known that these vaccines are the donation of the United States of America.

“are the US's donation through the COVAX” mechanism, Podrimqak said for Telegrafi.

Health authorities in Kosovo in August 2021 had accepted 35 thousand doses of vaccine against COVID-19, part of the US donation to Kosovo.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had said that these doses bring 20 percent closer to achieving Kosovo's goal of inoculation.

“Today the US donated its first container of 500,000 Pfizer doses for Kosovo, bringing it 20 percent closer to achieving its vaccination goal. Given through COVAX, this gift represents common values and steadfast bonds between our people. Together we can defeat COVIID-19”, wrote Blinken, writes Telegrafi.

We remember that last March, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani had addressed US President Joe Biden with a request to help Kosovo secure vaccines.

More than 1.7 million doses of vaccine against COVID-19 has been given since the beginning of the vaccine against COVID-19 in Kosovo.

The Ministry of Health has announced that the vaccine remains the most practical and effective way to confront the pandemic further.

“COVIED-19 may reduce the risk of infection and spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. Vaccines also help prevent serious diseases and death”, the MS report said.

In the last 24 hours alone, 2,407 doses of vaccines have been given. COVID-19. Until today 807.900 citizens have been vaccinated with the second dose.

To date, 87,965 strengthening doses and third doses of vaccines have been given against COVID-19.