Sudan Receives 357,600 AstraZeneca Vaccines

More than 357,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have arrived at Khartoum International Airport on Saturday, 11 September 2021 as a grant from the Federal Republic of Germany. The doses will be distributed to all states of Sudan.

#HappeningNow, more than 350,000 doses of #COVID19 vaccine arrive at Khartoum International Airport. The vaccines were donated by the government of Germany to Sudan, through the #COVAX facility. #VaccinesWork pic.twitter.com/iFw3pPYhD9

— UNICEF Sudan (@UNICEFSudan) September 11, 2021

A representative of the Ministry of Health, Dr Khaled Badreddin Fadlallah, affirmed the receipt of 357,600 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, a continuation of previous grants from Germany to Sudan to address the pandemic. He affirmed that the vaccine is safe and effective and does not cause any complications.

Yesterday, Sudan receives more vaccines to battle #COVID19 spread with thanks to the generous donation from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany through #COVAX. #VaccinesWork@gavi @whosudan @MandeepOBrien @almaniadiplo pic.twitter.com/9psa6NwrND

— UNICEF Sudan (@UNICEFSudan) September 12, 2021

Dr Fadlallah called on the public to visit the vaccination centres that operate throughout the day, explaining that the ministry has so far distributed more than 150,000 doses of Johnson’s vaccine, 100,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, and 28,000 doses of Sino Pharm.

The delivery of the vaccines was facilitated via the COVAX Facility, which is a coalition co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi, the Global Vaccines Alliance and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), that ensures equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to countries regardless of their income.

According to UNICEF Sudan, more than 800,000 people in Sudan including healthcare workers have been vaccinated since March 2021 with the first COVAX shipment and other donations. Most have taken only one dose, and the new shipment will contribute to an increase in the number of people who are fully vaccinated.

In March 2021, Sudan received an initial 820,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines through COVAX and UNICEF, and 250,000 doses of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine as a donation from China.

In Sudan, from January 2020 to September 2021, there have been more than 38,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 2,837 deaths.

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