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SARAJEVO, August 25 (FENA) - The final batch of 18,720 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines procured by Bosnia and Herzegovina under a EUR 13.7 million EU4Health grant arrived in Sarajevo today.
This brings the total number of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines delivered to assist Bosnia and Herzegovina in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic under this EU4Health grant to 214,110 doses.
Of the EUR 13.7 million euros allocated under EU4Health to support vaccination against Covid-19 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than EUR 9 million remains to support further vaccine purchases.
"The EU will continue to work with the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina and other authorities to facilitate further deliveries. The EU and its member states (Team Europe) have so far delivered a total of 1,302,110 vaccine doses to Bosnia and Herzegovina to provide protection against Covid-19. These donations are supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina to step up its vaccination campaign and increase the number of fully vaccinated persons," EU Delegation to BiH announced.
Today’s delivery of vaccines is part of a commitment of 650,000 EU-funded Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines earmarked for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and North Macedonia. The final batches of this package arrived at their destinations this week. The delivery of these vaccines was facilitated by the Republic of Austria, via legal agreements with the producer and authorities in the region.
Enlargement and Neighbourhood Commissioner, Olivér Várhelyi said that 650,000 EU-funded Pfizer doses to the Western Balkans in full were delivered as it was pledged in May.
"This confirms the strong solidarity by the EU and its Member States. From the beginning of the pandemic, the EU has acted decisively to support our Western Balkans partners as we battle this pandemic together," said Várhelyi.
Minister of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ankica Gudeljević said that as a result of the successful cooperation between the European Union, Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina, once more we have demonstrated that only through joint efforts can we respond to global threats.
"The ultimate goal of Bosnia and Herzegovina is working together in all areas within the European family," added Gudeljević.
EU Special Representative and Head of the EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina Johann Sattler stressed that the roll out of Covid-19 vaccines has demonstrated that they are safe and effective at preventing infection, serious illness, and death.
"Currently, most people who fall seriously ill with Covid-19 are unvaccinated. The 1.3 million vaccine doses provided by Team Europe support our partners in BiH to protect the population, help stop the spread of the virus and contribute to preventing mutations that may reduce the performance of existing vaccines. I urge everyone to get vaccinated as soon as they can," said Sattler.
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