August 19, 2021

108K Johnson & Johnson Vaccines To Arrive In T&T Tonight

By Newsroom

The first tranche of 108,000 Johnson and Johnson vaccines will arrive in the country tonight, under a deal with the African Medical Supplies Union.

It is the first batch of 800,000 doses ordered by the  Trinidad and Tobago government.

The shipment is due to arrive at 7PM. 

The Ministry said the delivery of these Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccines is the result of “intensive dialogue and diplomacy” led by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley during his Chairmanship of CARICOM with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Ghanian President Nana Akufo-Addo and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

“These discussions, with follow-up by the CARICOM Secretariat, led to the inclusion of Trinidad and Tobago and several other CARICOM Member States on the AMSP, through which Trinidad and Tobago and the region are accessing a significant supply of COVID-19 vaccines that would otherwise not be available to us on the open market,” the Ministry said.

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