The Vice President of the United States of America (US), Kamala Harris, has assured the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that her country will soon donate some 1.3 million Pfizer vaccines to Ghana.
Vice President Harris made this known on Thursday, 23rd September 2021, when she held bilateral talks with President Akufo-Addo at the White House, with the aim of stringing the ties of co-operation and friendship that exist between the two countries.
Addressing a press conference, prior to the holding of a closed-door meeting between the pair and their delegations, the American Vice President indicated that Ghana and the United States share a commitment to global health and to minimise the effects of COVID-19.
“None of us have been immune from the ravages of the pandemic. We recognize our shared responsibility to collaborate, to share resources, to not only continue to address the effects of COVID-19, but also to prepare for the next pandemics,” she said.
She added, “The United States is proud to be a member of COVAX and the African Union, and has donated more than 1.2 million doses of the Moderna vaccine to Ghana. I am proud to announce that, shortly, we will send 1.3 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine.”
It would be recalled that Ghana took delivery of some 1.2 million Moderna vaccines at the Kotoka International Airport on September 4, 2021 from the country through a COVAX facility, which was expected to augment government’s efforts in battling the pandemic.
The vaccines were received by the Deputy Minister of Health, Mahama Asei Seini on behalf of government, and with him was Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kwaku Ampretwum Sarpong; US Ambassador to Ghana, Ms. Stephanie Sullivan; and UNICEF Representative, Anne-Claire Dufay.
