US vaccine donation for six CARICOM countries

(CMC):

The United States (US) on Wednesday announced the shipment of more than 836,000 does of the Pfizer vaccine to six Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries as part of its commitment to provide “safe and effective vaccines to as many people around the world as fast as possible”.

According to an official statement sent to the CMC, Washington said the six CARICOM countries to receive the first shipment of the vaccines are Trinidad and Tobago, The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts-Nevis and St Vincent and the Grenadines.

It said that Trinidad and Tobago will receive 305,370 dozes of the Pfizer vaccine; Bahamas, 397,000; Antigua and Barbuda, 17,550; Barbados, 70,200; St Kitts-Nevis, 11,700; and St Vincent and the Grenadines, 35,100.

“We have been working to get as many safe and effective vaccines to as many people around the world as fast as possible. Thanks to the ingenuity of American scientists and the resilience and commitment of the American people, we’re in a position to help others,” US President Joe Biden said.