Wednesday May 25, 2022
The U.S. Embassy
in Mogadishu is pleased to announce the delivery of an additional 286,650 doses
of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which the United States is sharing with Somalia
through the COVAX facility. We are sharing these doses safely, equitably, and
with no strings attached. We are doing this with the singular objective of
saving lives across Somalia.
This shipment is
part of our commitment to lead the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and
accelerate the global vaccine distribution as the world’s largest single donor
to COVAX.
Safe and effective
vaccines are our best tool to end the pandemic, and the United States has
committed to providing 1.1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide. To date,
the United States has delivered more than 500 million doses of vaccine to more
than 115 countries. The commitment to provide COVID-19 vaccines to 92 Gavi
Advance Market Commitment economies and African Union member states will
continue to fulfill U.S. President Biden’s commitment to strengthen the fight
against the global pandemic.
As President Biden
has said, the United States is committed to bringing the same urgency to
international vaccination efforts that we have demonstrated at home. We are
sharing these vaccines to save lives and to lead the world in bringing an end
to the pandemic.
We look forward to
continued coordination with the African Union and Africa’s CDC to deliver these
doses across the continent through the COVAX initiative via its established
logistical channels.
For more
information, please contact the U.S. Embassy’s public diplomacy section at [email protected].