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India, one of the largest troop-contributing countries to UN peacekeeping missions, gifted 2,00,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for UN peacekeepers across all UN missions. The 2,00,000 COVID-19 vaccines gifted by India for all UN peacekeepers are “already being put to use” and a number of these Blue Helmets have already been vaccinated, spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres has said.
“The Indian government…had offered us… 200,000 doses…And a number of peacekeepers are already, as far as I know, being vaccinated,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the Secretary-General, told reporters at the daily press briefing on Friday in response to a question on vaccination of the UN peacekeepers.
The 200,000 doses essentially meant that it would be possible to administer the required double doses of COVID vaccines to all UN peacekeepers across missions.
›200,000 COVID vaccines given by India for UN peacekeepers are already being put to use: UN spokesperson
200,000 COVID vaccines given by India for UN peacekeepers are already being put to use: UN spokesperson
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Last Updated: Jun 05, 2021, 12:11 PM IST
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India, one of the largest troop-contributing countries to UN peacekeeping missions, gifted 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for UN peacekeepers across all UN missions.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had announced in February that India will gift vaccine doses for UN peacekeepers.
The 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines gifted by India for all UN peacekeepers are already being put to use and a number of these Blue Helmets have already been vaccinated, spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres has said.
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