Eastern Caribbean Island of Saint Lucia, on March 1 received 25,000 doses of Indian made CovidShield vaccines. CovidShield, manufacture by Serum Institute of India (SII) is the localized name of the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.
The vaccine shipment was received by the country’s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet. He offered his gratitude to New Delhi for donating the lifesaving vaccine shots.
In the aftermath of receiving the CovidShield jabs, Chastanet took to Twitter to shared photographs of vaccine shipment unloaded from airplanes.
“Thank you to Prime Minister @narendramodi and our friends from India for donating 25,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine to Saint Lucia.” he wrote
Thank you to Prime Minister @narendramodi and our friends from India for donating 25,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine to Saint Lucia???????????????? pic.twitter.com/afWoQVZMtd
— Allen M. Chastanet (@allenmchastanet) March 1, 2021
Later, St Vincent and the Grenadines also received 40,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses from India under the Vaccine Maitri initiative.
The plane carrying the consignment of vaccine doses landed at the International Airport at around 12 noon.
Earlier the plane distributed vaccines to Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis, and St Lucia.
“Keeping our CARICOM commitment. Made in India vaccines arrive at Antigua for Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines and Suriname.” External Afffairs Minister of India S Jaishankar Twitted.
Keeping our CARICOM commitment.
Made in India vaccines arrive at Antigua for Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines and Suriname. pic.twitter.com/qfabgZfcfx
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) March 1, 2021
St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonzalez also personally reached the airport to receive the consignment.
The Caribbean nation has reported over 1,550 Covid-19 cases and eight deaths.
Till now, India has dispatched over 36 Million doses of domestically produced vaccines to over 25 countries, under its ‘Vaccine Maitri’ programme.
Made in India???????? vaccines arrived in St Lucia received by Prime Minister Chastanet.
Video Courtesy: Allen Chastanet pic.twitter.com/7JSmN46ADa
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) March 1, 2021
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