Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines to be supplied to Mongolia www.montsame.mn
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On February 15, Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the State Emergency Commission S.Amarsaikhan held a virtual meeting with COVAX Program’s Senior Manager for Mongolia Ms. Kerry Geen, exchanging information on the supply process of COVID-19 vaccines to Mongolia.
The Government of Mongolia and the Ministry of Health ensured preparations to receive 25,740 doses of Pfizer vaccine and 163,200-276,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine within the framework of COVAX Program and plans to get the vaccines loaded to Mongolia at the end of this month.
Ms. Kerry Geen said we are aiming to make the first transportation of AstraZeneca vaccine to Mongolia from mid-March once the World Health Organization (WHO) lists the vaccine for emergency use and expressed to render all round support to supply the vaccines.
Incidentally, the same day, February 15, the WHO listed two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for these vaccines to be rolled out globally through COVAX. As a result, it became possible for Mongolia to receive the vaccine from the middle of the coming month.
Published Date:2021-02-16