The Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina was informed today that new quantities of AstraZeneca vaccines will be delivered to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last week of April or early May.

The Ministry was confirmed by the UNICEF Office in B&H that 81,600 doses of vaccines should be delivered through two deliveries.

The first delivery is expected in the last week of April or early May, while the second delivery is scheduled within five weeks after the said delivery.

The Ministry will be subsequently informed about the number of doses per delivery, the Ministry of Civil Affairs of B&H announced.

These deliveries are part of the previously allocated quantity of 108,000 doses for the period February-May 2021, within which 26,400 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines have already been delivered to Bosnia and Herzegovina at the end of March. These are deliveries of vaccines that Bosnia and Herzegovina purchased through the "COVAX" mechanism.

The Ministry will continue to regularly inform the public about the latest information regarding the delivery of vaccines.