The COVID-19 vaccinations have been successful. Austin III ordered the mandate on August 24, 2021. "DOD remains committed to the health and safety of the force and to ensuring we are ready to execute our mission at all times." "The department will fully comply with the law," DOD officials said. One of the more contentious items in the act is requiring the defense secretary to rescind the mandate that members of the armed forces be vaccinated against COVID-19. It is a testament to the size of the agency that the act authorizes $2.5 billion for inflation impacts on DOD fuel purchases. It also funds $3.8 billion more to account for inflation in military construction.
The act also authorizes $30.3 billion for national security programs in the Department of Energy and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and $378 million for other defense-related activities.Īlthough inflation has been dropping, the act authorizes $12.6 billion for inflation impacts on purchases. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine, the total USAID assistance to respond to and mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is over $50 million.The act means a 4.6 percent pay raise for military and civilian members of the department, and includes $45 billion more than originally requested to counter the effects of inflation and to accelerate implementation of the National Defense Strategy. USAID funding is supporting national communication and community engagement efforts to increase demand for vaccination, building the capacity of health providers to counsel on COVID-19 vaccination, upgrading the vaccine cold chain infrastructure and supporting the logistics and storage of vaccines. To date, USAID has already committed an estimated $10 million to support Ukraine’s vaccination efforts, and donated approximately 3.2 million COVID-19 vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer) directly to Ukraine through COVAX. In-country storage and logistics of mRNA vaccines for this shipment from COVAX, in accordance with relevant cold chain requirements, are provided by USAID through the SAFEMed project. Jarno Habicht, WHO Representative and Head of WHO Country Office in Ukraine. It is essential that together with vaccination, people wear masks in crowded places, regularly ventilate indoor rooms, keep physical distance and apply other public health measures to overcome the pandemic," said Dr. It could boost Ukraine's efforts to ward off the Omicron variant by ensuring at least 70% of its population is vaccinated by July of 2022. "WHO welcomes the arrival of additional vaccines. We are also grateful to the international community and partners who keep providing safe and effective vaccines that save life,” said Murat Sahin, UNICEF Representative in Ukraine. The top-up dose is now available for everyone, and I appeal to use this opportunity to protect yourself and your community to the maximum. The fight against COVID continues, especially with new variants like Omicron emerging. Help us outrun the virus: vaccinate as soon as you can to keep yourself safe. “UNICEF congratulates Ukraine on the progress made with COVID-19 vaccination, and urges those who have already received their doses to further mobilise their relatives, especially the elderly, and friends to come and get their protection from COVID-19. Vaccines are one of the best tools to fight this pandemic and we are proud to partner with Ukraine in this historic effort,” said James Hope, USAID Ukraine Mission Director. commitment to support Ukraine in scaling up access to safe, quality-assured COVID-19 vaccines. "The arrival of these vaccines demonstrates the U.S. That is why the new arrival of COVID-19 vaccines will strengthen our capacity to prevent the new variants of the virus and stop the pandemic," said Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Lyashko.
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Now everyone has an opportunity to get a full vaccination course and get a booster dose. "Our aim is to protect the people of Ukraine from COVID-19 to the maximum extent possible. The new batch is part of the global effort to ensure fair and equitable access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines in the world, so more people in Ukraine can get critical protection from the disease, especially in light of the spread of the Omicron variant.
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) delivered to Ukraine 999,180 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, provided by the United States Government through the COVAX Facility.
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