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FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Historic Vaccine Donation

Today, President Biden announced that the U.S. government will purchase half a billion doses of Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines and donate to 92 low- and lower middle-income countries and economies as defined by Gavi’s COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) and the African Union.

By U.S. Embassy Port of Spain | 10 June, 2021 | Topics: News, President of the United States, Press Releases | Tags: African Union, Coronavirus; COVID-19, COVAX, GAVI, Pfizer

Ask the Consul — June 2021

When you and your same-sex spouse apply for a non-immigrant visa, you both will be extended the same consideration as an opposite-sex couple.

By U.S. Embassy Port of Spain | 7 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Visas | Tags: Ask the U.S. Consul; same sex marriages; K-1 visas;

Statement by Chargé d’Affaires Shante Moore on U.S. distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines

The U.S. Embassy in Port of Spain has worked closely with regional counterparts, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, and officials in Washington D.C. to ensure the region would be included in this donation.

By U.S. Embassy Port of Spain | 3 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Coronavirus; COVID-19, Trinidad and Tobago, Vaccines

Vice President Harris Speaks with CARICOM Chairman PM Rowley on COVID-19 Vaccines

In four separate calls, the Vice President notified each of the leaders that the Biden-Harris Administration will begin sharing the first 25 million doses of COVID vaccines to their respective countries and others, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s framework for sharing at least 80 million vaccines globally by the end of June.

By U.S. Embassy Port of Spain | 3 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Vice President of the United States | Tags: CARICOM, Coronavirus; COVID-19, Guatemala, India, Mexico, Vaccines

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Unveils Strategy for Global Vaccine Sharing

Approximately 6 million for South and Central America to the following countries: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Bolivia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Haiti, and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, as well as the Dominican Republic.

By U.S. Embassy Port of Spain | 3 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Caribbean, Coronavirus; COVID-19, Vaccines

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