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Yemen Minister says US intends to provide Yemen with 504,000 anti-coronavirus vaccines

[29/06/2021 02:08]

ADEN - SABA
Yemen's Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Dr. Waed Badheib, said the competent authorities in the United States have informed his ministry intends "to provide Yemen with an estimated 504,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccines, which will be given through the Kovacs program as part of the strategy of US President Joe Biden and his deputy Harris to provide coronavirus vaccine to countries the world".

The Minister appreciated the US efforts to support Yemen in confronting the coronavirus pandemic, stressing that his ministry will continue its efforts with the concerned authorities represented by the Ministry of Public Health and Population and the organizations present in the Gavi alliance to work with the Kovacs program and the United States to facilitate the delivery of the grant in coordination with the United States Agency for International Development.