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31 January 2023

What to do before, during and after getting vaccinated for COVID-19

Getting vaccinated is a massive moment for you, your family, community and the world. But it can also be stressful.   It can be useful to remember that by getting vaccinated you are not only protecting yourself from COVID-19, but also your loved ones around you.   We spoke to Health Experts from UNI...

UNICEF: 190 million COVID-19 vaccines delivered under COVAX

DHAKA, 31 May 2022 – In one year, UNICEF has delivered over 190 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladesh through COVAX. To date, Bangladesh remains the top recipient of doses under COVAX, the global initiative co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, an...

06 January 2022

From donation to delivery: how UNICEF gets COVID-19 vaccines where they are needed most

From donation pledges at high-level forums, to reaching the arms of people on the opposite side of the world, each vaccine undertakes an extraordinary journey. UNICEF – as the key delivery partner for COVAX – is at the heart of this journey, leading the largest vaccine supply operation ever. As COVID-19 continues ...

08 December 2021

Vaccines for the most vulnerable

Darchula, Nepal: Dila Prasad Bhatta might not be able to walk around on his own, but family and friends in his home village of Duhun in Darchula District in Nepal’s remote far-west describe him as being one of the “most mobile” persons in the community. He’s such an extrovert,” Mahendra Bhatta says of his 45-...

25 October 2021

Everything you need to know about COVID-19 vaccination in South Asia

Vaccinating the world against COVID-19 is one of the largest mass undertakings in human history — and efforts are well underway.   But no one is safe until everyone is safe.   That’s why UNICEF is working with WHO, partners and governments across the world through the  COVAX faci...

28 September 2021

UNICEF-WHO: COVAX ultra-low temperature freezers boost vaccine storage capacity to nine million

DHAKA, 28 September 2021 – Twenty-six ultra-low temperature freezers delivered by UNICEF through COVAX in August are enabling Bangladesh to receive, store and distribute large quantities of COVID-19 vaccines that require ultra-cold storage. Each of the 26 freezers can hold over 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vacci...

23 September 2021

Global leaders commit further support for global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and COVAX

Leaders pledge financing, dose donations, support for country readiness and delivery and scale up of global manufacturing, to enable equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines To improve access for lower-income economies, the United States will contribute an additional 500 million doses of Pfizer vaccine to be delivere...

A long-awaited shot in the arm

LPNgakhusi UNICEF Nepal/2021/LPNgakhusi LPNgakhusi UNICEF Nepal/2021/LPNgakhusi Display caption Show Original Caption Display caption Show Original Caption Less than an hour after walking to the Pipalchauri Health Post in Duhun from her house, Lalita Dhami has already breastfed and handed off her seven-month-old son to one of her colleagues to be…

Pakistan steps up COVID-19 vaccine roll-out

Nearly 7 million people have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, and more than 24 million have received one dose in Pakistan so far. The country, which launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign one year after the first case was reported, administered over one million doses of vaccine in a day. From the onset ...

COVAX delivers first tranche of 6 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, 11 August 2021 – Today the first tranche of 6.1 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine (BBIBP-CorV) procured through COVAX, the global COVID-19 vaccine equity scheme, reached Pakistan. Early this morning 976,782 doses of the vaccine landed in Islamabad; the remaining 5.1 million doses will arrive within the next four days. All will…

Sri Lanka receives a large consignment of AstraZeneca vaccines from Japan via the COVAX Facility

Colombo, Sri Lanka, 31 July 2021 – Today, over 728,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to Sri Lanka out of a total contribution of over 1.4 million doses provided by the Government of Japan through the COVAX’s dose sharing mechanism. This is the third COVAX allocation ...

UNICEF hails Bhutan’s successful completion of full COVID-19 vaccinations for 90% of the eligible population

THIMPHU, 27 JULY 2021 - “UNICEF Bhutan congratulates the Royal Government of Bhutan for completing the second phase of a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign. As a result of exemplary efforts by the Government, 90 per cent of the eligible population in the...