english.jpnn.com, JAKARTA - The United States has sent a total of 35.8 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to Indonesia and more than 500 million doses to countries around the world as of March 17.
An additional 3.5 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Jakarta on April 3.
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The US has donated more than half a billion doses of vaccine to more than 110 countries in various regions of the world, the US Embassy in Jakarta said in a statement on Sunday.
According to the US Embassy, ??for every dose of vaccine administered in the US, nearly one dose has also been shipped overseas.
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The move comes within nine months of delivering on US President Joe Biden's pledge to donate more than 1.2 billion doses of a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine worldwide.
"Vaccines are one of the best ways to control this pandemic. With vaccines, we help protect each other from contagion and return to activity in a healthier and more productive world," said Jeff Cohen, director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Indonesia.
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"The United States is committed to continuing to live up to the spirit of solidarity and partnering with the Indonesian people and our other partners. Together, we will defeat Covid-19," added Cohen.
The US is by far the largest donor to the Covid-19 vaccine global access scheme (COVAX).
In collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), COVAX has delivered more than one billion doses of vaccine to countries around the world, including more than 100 million doses to Indonesia.
In addition, the US provides support for vaccination sites in Indonesia, including mobile clinics for the elderly and people with disabilities so that they can be vaccinated in their yard.
The US through USAID also trains health workers and supports vaccine distribution to remote areas in Indonesia to help communities in all provinces have access to vaccines.
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the US government has provided more than US$77 million (Rp 1.11 trillion) to support Indonesia in handling Covid-19. USAID has so far provided support for more than 10,000 vaccination activities in Indonesia. (ant/dil/mcr20/jpnn)
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