COVAX

NZ to donate more vaccines to COVAX

The Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta said the latest donation to COVAX will also support vaccination programmes in developing countries, including in parts of the Pacific and in Africa where immunisation rates are low.

New Zealand is contributing a further 7.3 million vaccines to COVAX including 5.8 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and 1.5 million doses of Janssen vaccine.

Through New Zealand's Advance Purchase Agreement (APA) with Pfizer, paediatric vaccine doses are also being provided to countries in Polynesia.

COVAX vaccine support

 

Minister Wong expressed his gratitude while making the opening remarks during the formal handover of the 132,000 vaccines from the Covax Alliance in Port Moresby on Thursday.

Minister Wong thanked the international community including countries, GAVI Vaccine Alliance and the UN Agencies for the support shown through the COVAX Alliance.

Wong said seeing the number of international flags displayed and people at the event got to show that the world is concern that Papua New Guinea must be vaccinated ensuring that the people live safer lives.

Vaccines from India now in PNG

The first batch of 132,000 vaccines are being prepared for the Governments National Vaccine Roll out.

This lot of vaccines will be distributed to all provinces for the vaccination of health care workers and other front line essential workers.  

Through the COVAX facility, 588,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be made available to Papua New Guineans.

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