NordenBladet — Finland will participate in the EU cooperation that enables donation of COVID-19 vaccines purchased in advance. During this autumn, about 3.6 million vaccines will be donated to developing countries. The vaccine donations will not slow down the rollout of vaccinations in Finland.Vaccines will be distributed through the international COVAX AMC (Advanced Market Commitment) financial mechanism through which world’s poorest countries will get access to COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccines are offered to low- and middle-income countries that have experienced problems with their availability.In its session on 9 September, the Government decided to donate three million Astra Zeneca and 650,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses. The total value of these vaccines is EUR 10 million. The donation is tied to the vaccine doses that remain unused from Finland’s share of the EU’s joint vaccine procurement contract. The vaccines that Finland will donate will be delivered directly from the international pharmaceutical manufacturers to the countries in question.
Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi