First shipment of U.S. donated vaccines arrives in Ethiopia

Record ID: 1627554

  • Title: First shipment of U.S. donated vaccines arrives in Ethiopia
  • Date: 19th July 2021
  • Summary: ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (JULY 19, 2021) (REUTERS) ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CARGO PLANE PARKED ON THE TARMAC ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CARGO HANDLERS ON PLANE COVID-19 VACCINES BEING OFFLOADED ETHIOPIAN AND US GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES WATCHING AS THE VACCINES ARE OFFLOADED FROM THE PLANE VARIOUS OF AUDIENCE LISTENING TO SPEECHES (SOUNDBITE) (English) ETHIOPIAN MINISTER OF HEALTH, LIA TADESSE, SAYING: "Ethiopia will be receiving around 1.2 million doses of Johnson and Johnson from the U.S. government. But this morning we have received 453, 600 doses of this 1.2 million and we expect to receive the remaining doses in the next two weeks or so." CARGO BEING PULLED HANDLER STANDING NEXT TO CARGO WITH VACCINE U.S. FLAG WITH COVAX SIGN ON CARGO (SOUNDBITE) (English) ETHIOPIAN MINISTER OF HEALTH, LIA TADESSE, SAYING: "This also comes at a very instrumental time when this new delta variant is ripping around the world driving a new spike of cases and deaths in more than 104 countries and with a very heightened concern for this strain to circulate worldwide." VARIOUS OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ETHIOPIAN AND US GOVERNMENTS POSING FOR A PHOTO OP WITH BACKDROP OF VACCINE CARGO VARIOUS U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ETHIOPIA GEETA PASI (IN RED) AND ETHIOPIAN MINISTER OF HEALTH LIA TADESSE LIA TADDESSE LEAVING BOLE AIRPORT WITH A COLLEAGUE ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES HANDLERS CLOSING DOOR TO CARGO CONTAINER
  • Embargoed: 2nd August 2021 10:08
  • Keywords: COVID-19 Ethiopia JOHNSON & JOHNSON
  • Location: ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA/UNKNOWN LOCATION
  • City: ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA/UNKNOWN LOCATION
  • Country: Ethiopia
  • Topics: Africa,Health/Medicine
  • Reuters ID: LVA001EMIAURR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Almost half a million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine were delivered to Ethiopia on Monday (July 19).
    Ethiopia's health minister Lia Tadesse and U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Geeta Pasi attended a ceremony at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to greet the shipment's arrival that contained 453, 600 doses.
    In a speech, Tadesse said that the vaccines had come at an instrumental time when the delta variant is ripping around the world driving a new spike in cases.
    Tadesse said in total they expect to receive 1.2 million doses with the remaining vaccines expected in the coming weeks.
    Africa recorded a 43% jump in COVID-19 deaths last week, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Nearly 50 African countries are to receive 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by the United States, U.S. officials and the GAVI vaccine alliance said on Friday.
    (Production: Kumerra Gemechu, Nazanine Moshiri)
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