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Africa-Press<\/a> – Ethiopia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>August, 5\/2021 (ENA) The United States Government has extended 1.2 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines to Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

US ambassador to Ethiopia Geeta Pasi handed over the vaccines today to State Minister of Health, Sahrela Abdullahi.<\/p>\n

During the occasion ambassador Pasi said the US Government has so far provided 200 million USD in support of Ethiopia\u2019s efforts to mitigation COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s donation of vaccines is expected to help Ethiopia in its fight against COVID-19 pandemic in the country.<\/p>\n

State Minister, Sahrela Abdullahi on her part said the support will help the government of Ethiopia in its efforts to enhance the accessibility of COVID-19 vaccine to its citizens.<\/p>\n

The US government had also donated 453,600 doses vaccines to Ethiopia some three weeks ago, she said.<\/p>\n

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has also provided additional COVID-19 medical supplies including respiratory equipments to Ethiopia, The State Minister added.<\/p>\n

According to Sahrela, about seven million doses of vaccines pledged to Ethiopia by the COVAX will soon be arrived in the country.<\/p>\n

So far, more than 2.2 million Ethiopians have been vaccinated against COVID-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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