A historic moment for Fiji and the Pacific. We are glad to be part of this global effort.
Spain contributes both through #EU and #TeamEurope and bilaterally to #COVAX with more than €120 million to make the vaccines availiable to all countries
@SpainMFA@AECID_es@GlobalSpain
A great day for #Fiji the Pacific & multilateralism. Through global partnerships #COVAX shows #VaccineEquality can and must work for all countries. #TogetherWeCan
COVAX is @gavi 's programme to ensure greater access to COVID-19 vaccines. The UK has pledged £548m to COVAX which will assist 92 countries, including 108000 doses for Fiji.
The UK has pledged a total of around FJ$3.7billion to support COVID-19 response in developing countries.
Touchdown 🛬
12,000 life-saving COVID-19 vaccine doses have safely arrived in Fiji.
Congratulations to @FijianGovt on receiving the first batch of the COVAX vaccines. UNICEF is proud to have procured & delivered these to @MOHFiji as part of the COVAX initiative.
I'm so happy this weekend 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽It's like Christmas came early. COVAX Vaccines rolling out globally, first Africa & now the literal other end of the earth - our beloved #Fiji 🇫🇯#VaccineEquity will be the defining action of the C19 crisis. We CANNOT afford to fail. #Vaccinated
This first delivery of #CovidVaccine to #Fiji from #COVAX is great news.
The #EuropeanUnion and its Member States are the lead donors to COVAX with €2.2 Billion.
#TeamEurope: Fiji 🇫🇯becomes first Pacific country to receive COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX Facility.
The EU🇪🇺, its Member States & financial institutions are a leading contributor to the COVAX Facility.
EU press release: https://t.co/8Z45ipQvmG
🇫🇯 has received 1️⃣2️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ doses of @AstraZeneca vaccine through @COVAX Facility. The UK is proud to be one of the biggest donors to COVAX, to ensure equitable access for all. 🇫🇯🇬🇧
✅ AstraZeneca vaccine is recommended by the @WHO
✅ Approved by health boards of the UK.
#TeamEurope is proud to be part of this historic moment in Fiji. The EU, its Member States & financial institutions - are a leading contibutor to the COVAX Facility. We have contrtibuted over FJD 5,4 billion (USD 2,6) to this facility to ensure international vaccine solidarity.
It is really positive news to see #covax and @dfat working to bring vaccines to nations like Fiji and others in our region. Same thing is going on across other continents and regions every day. Equitable and timely access to vaccines is the only way forward! @AusHCFJ @AusAmbRHS
In Nadi to welcome Fiji’s first shipment of the Oxford /AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, provided through the COVAX facility. UK is proud to be one of the biggest donors to COVAX, to ensure equitable access to vaccines for all. We need a global solution to a global pandemic.
On 6 March, Fiji became the first country in the Pacific region to receive the COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX initiative.
This is a historic step towards achieving the goal to ensure equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines globally.
Tonight, Fiji received 12,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine through #COVAX.
No nation can be safe from this virus until we all are. That is why we are working to secure more safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines and secure our people's place in the world's recovery.
Humanitarian air service continues to aid #COVID19 response in the Pacific. The latest flight, Brisbane to Fiji🇫🇯, Kiribati🇰🇮 & Nauru🇳🇷, delivered medical supplies on behalf of @UNICEFPacific, @UNDP_Pacific, @WHOWPRO & others. Thank you, @USAIDSavesLives@DFAT, for your support!