US donates third consignment of Pfizer jabs to Mauritius

The U.S. Embassy to Mauritius has announced the third successful donation by the United States Government of 203,580 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

The vaccine donation was made through coordinated efforts among the United States government, COVAX, and the African Union.

The 203,580 doses of the U.S.-Government donated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines arrived at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam airport this morning via the African Union.

This is the third donation of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to Mauritius.

A first consignment of the vaccine was delivered in September, and a second consignment arrived on November 15.

The vaccine donation is part of the Biden Administration’s commitment to leading an international and coordinated vaccine effort to end the COVID-19 pandemic.