COVAX Facility

The first shipment of the single shots is part of the 80 million doses of vaccine that President Joe Biden committed from the U.S. vaccine supply to support global needs.

U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu Erin McKee said the United States was happy to support the PNG government in reducing the COVID-19 impact.

The vaccine dose donation follows a May response by the U.S. government to the PNG government’s request for critical assistance to confront the evolving COVID-19 situation in the country. 

He acknowledged the US, EU and all the countries contained there-in, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Republic of Korea, Republic of France, Republic of India and the Philippines.

He said PNG is most grateful to them for stepping in despite the negative impact of COVID-19 in their own countries.

Eoe stated that a battle can only be won when all those concerned work together.

“We are all in this fight together and the best and most effective way to win this fight is to collectively pull resources together for our common good and benefit of mankind.”