Today Portugal has delivered the first shipment of 400,140 doses of BioNTech–Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Armenia. Thanks to the joint work of the EU, Poland and Portugal, the EU was able to respond to a request from Armenia for COVID-19 vaccines and help the country continue tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
The delivery is part of a Team Europe Initiative for the Eastern Partnership, setting up an innovative EU-financed vaccine-sharing programme launched in December 2021, coordinated by Poland and to which Portugal promptly joined.
Today’s delivery is the first batch of vaccines delivered to Armenia under the new EU funded scheme, with a second one arriving in Armenia in April.
Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, said: “I am delighted that this shipment of COVID-19 vaccines has arrived. These vaccines reach Armenia at a critical time and should help in increasing the vaccine uptake in the country. The delivery is an expression of solidarity with Armenia in the common battle against the pandemic and its social and economic consequences. I am grateful to Portugal for their generous commitment and to Poland for their efforts in making this donation a reality.”
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For more information see attached the press release, which is available also here
Delegation of the European Union to Armenia
