Panama, July 21, 2021. 503,100 doses of Pfizer's vaccine arrived at the Cargo Terminal of Tocumen International Airport, part of a donation from the Government of the United States to the Government of Panama. This batch of vaccines to combat Covid-19 is the largest to have arrived in the country in a date.
Representing the National Government, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Erika Mouynes; and The Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre, received from Stewart Tuttle, Acting Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Panama, this donation that strengthens the ties of cooperation, solidarity and brotherhood between both nations.
Foreign Minister Mouynes thanked the United States for its gesture of solidarity and said that with this donation, the mass vaccination days begin in the country.
"This week the country will receive nearly one million doses, which is very important for Panama, because they represent the hope of all Panamanians. The pandemic has shown that people's solidarity and cooperation is important, and strategic partners like the United States today say they are present with this aid," Mouynes said.
This is the twenty-fifth batch of Pfizer vaccines arriving in Panama.
For his part, the Acting Chief of mission of the U.S. Embassy in Panama said that this donation "is a sign of our affection and commitment to the well-being of the Panamanian people. The well-being of the Panamanian people really equals the well-being of our people," he said.
He explained that the doses of the Pfizer vaccine received in Panama are part of a global campaign to combat the pandemic. "The United States and Panama are united in this fight that we are going to win," Tuttle said.