  U.S. donates 306,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine to Armenia March 14, 2022 - 10:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 306,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine donated by the United States arrived in Armenia on Sunday, March 13, the Ministry of Health reports. Besides that shots, the Biden administrations has provided $15 million to help Armenia fight the coronavirus pandemic. The assistance package includes 12,000 PCR test kits, oxygen concentrators, pulse oximeters, X-ray ultrasound equipment, ventilators, and other equipment essential for medical treatment, Masks, personal protective equipment, disinfectants and other things have also been sent by the U.S. government, and psychological, food and non-food assistance has been provided to vulnerable people. Besides Pfizer, Armenia is also using AstraZeneca, Sputnik-V, Moderna, SinoPharm and CoronaVac vaccines to inoculate people aged above 18. The vaccination program rolled out across the country in mid-April, with health authorities also setting up mobile vaccination facilities in shopping malls and on major streets in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
