America includes Yemen in its plan to distribute 25 million doses of the Corona vaccine
English - Saturday 05 June 2021 الساعة 09:57 am
Aden, NewsYemen:
The Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Waed Bathib, said that the United States included Yemen in the first allocation plan to distribute 25 million doses of vaccine against the emerging coronavirus "Covid-19" worldwide.
Badeb explained, "The Ministry of Planning has been informed of the inclusion of Yemen in the American plan to distribute the Corona vaccine," according to the "Saba" agency.
He stressed that his ministry is seeking to provide the required number of vaccines and mobilize the necessary support to combat the pandemic, including the provision of equipment and supplies.
He pointed out, "The Ministry of Planning is currently in talks to mobilize additional funding from the World Bank, estimated at $19 million."
And earlier Thursday, US President Joe Biden announced details of Washington's plan to distribute about 80 million doses of the Corona virus vaccine to countries around the world.
Biden said, in a statement, that the plan will first include giving 25 million of those vaccines to the most needy and vulnerable countries to confront the outbreak of the epidemic. To provide vaccines to poor countries.
At the end of last March, Yemen received a first batch of 360,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Kovacs Global Program, which allocated 1.6 million doses to the country.
