NEWS || LIBERIA RECEIVES FIRST BATCH OF COVID 19 VACCINES.

Last night at the Roberts International Airport, a plane carrying and distributing COVID 19 vaccines entered Liberia and left 96,000 Doses Of Coronavirus Vaccines for the people of Liberia. The deadly virus has already killed 85 persons in Liberia and ranked the number of confirmed cases up to 2024. The worldwide statistics of the virus suggest that 2,576,531 has died from the virus while there is still 115,843,855 confirmed cases.

The world woke up to a big relief when WHO announced the end of the search for a vaccine to cure Covid 19. COVAX is the vaccines pillar of the ACT-Accelerator, convened by CEPI GAVI and WHO, is speeding up the search for an effective vaccine for all countries. At the same time, it is supporting the building of manufacturing capabilities, and buying supply, ahead of time so that 2 billion doses can be fairly distributed by the end of 2021.

COVAX which is also a global initiative aimed at equitable access to covid19 vaccines has given Liberia 96,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines out of 364,000 doses. And the remaining 268,000 doses is expected to enter the country anytime soon. The vaccines also came with financing from Team Europe.

Picture credit: KMTV Liberia

Written by: Kerkula Aketella Blama