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Peru: Over 242,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines delivered via COVAX Facility

Photo: ANDINA/Presidency of the Council of Ministers

21:00 | Lima, Jun. 4.

Peruvian Prime Minister Violeta Bermudez on Friday afternoon oversaw the arrival of a batch of 242,190 vaccines against COVID-19 managed by the COVAX Facility mechanism.

According to the Cabinet chief, these doses are part of the more than 2 million arriving this week.

Hoy recibimos con #ConfianzaYEsperanza 242 190 dosis de vacunas contra la COVID-19 que son parte de las más de 2 millones de dosis que llegan esta semana. ¡Seguimos avanzando! #PongoElHombro pic.twitter.com/WJGpQ1G9je
— Violeta Bermúdez (@VBermudezV) June 4, 2021

On this occasion, the Prime Minister was joined by United Nations Resident Coordinator, Igor Garafulic; UNICEF Peru Representative, Ana de Mendoza; and Swiss Ambassador to Lima, Markus-Alexander Antonietti.

?? Ahora | La presidenta del Consejo de Ministros, acompañada por los representantes de la @ONUPeru, @UNICEFperu y @EmbSuizaPeru, supervisan el arribo de un lote de 242 mil vacunas contra la #COVID?19, gestionadas por el mecanismo COVAX Facility. pic.twitter.com/NpE8AnX0k3
— Consejo de Ministros (@pcmperu) June 4, 2021

Via social media, the UN Office in Peru reported that the South American country has welcomed more than 710,000 Pfizer vaccine doses against coronavirus through the COVAX Facility this week.

It also stressed that Peru has —to date— received a total of 1.6 million doses thanks to this mechanism.

Peru´s Prime Minister, Violeta Bermudez and UN Resident Coordinator, Igor Garafulic, received this week more than 710 thousand doses of Pfizer vaccines against #COVID19 through #COVAX Facility. To date, Peru has received 1.6 million doses via COVAX. So no one is left behind! pic.twitter.com/TiH3tn5gV8
— Naciones Unidas Perú (@ONUPeru) June 4, 2021

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Published: 6/4/2021

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