In its continuous support to assist Nepal fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the u. s. on Monday donated 1.53 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccines. The us donated vaccines are being delivered to the Nepali people in partnership with the COVAX global vaccine initiative and UNICEF.
"These vaccines won't only save lives and help Nepal emerge from this pandemic, but they're going to also help to recover economic losses and regain the chanceto soundly visit with our friends, families, and neighbors," said the us Ambassador Randy Berry.
Berry said it'sa present and no cost from the American people. "We won’t trade shots in arms for political favors. this is often about saving lives."
"We are sharing these doses to not secure favors or extract concessions. Our vaccines don'tinclude strings attached. Our terms are open and transparent: namely, we do this with the singular objective of saving lives," he added.
Since the start of the pandemic, the us has delivered nearly $70 million in ongoing COVID-19 assistance to Nepal.
"This includes $55 million mobilized by USAID for oxygen cylinders, breathing devices, COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, treatment, personal protective equipment, and infection prevention. The u. s. Department of Defense has provided over $7.3 million for isolation and disaster camps, oxygen cylinders, oxygen concentrators and medical equipment and equipment for health clinics and health care workers," the US Embassy said in a very statement.
The CPN-UML President KP Sharma Oli thanked US President Biden and said, "The US handed over today quite 15,34,850 doses of J&J vaccines to assist Nepal fight against COVID-19. I express sincere gratitude to POTUS, the Gov and folks of the US for this generous cooperation and solidarity."
The u. s. has also pledged $4 billion to support COVAX with the acquisition and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to 92 low- and middle-income countries.
