US donates 5 lakh jabs to Bhutan

Chennai: Five lakh doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine gifted from the United States arrived at Paro International Airport in Bhutan.

A statement from the US Consulate General in Chennai said the vaccine doses were donated by the US government, and the American people, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s global efforts to end the Covid-19 pandemic.

‘The United States is proud of our long-standing friendship with Bhutan and its people,’ it quoted Chargé d’Affaires Ambassador Atul Keshap as saying.

‘Supporting Bhutan’s efforts to provide safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines to its people demonstrates the United States’ leadership in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world.’