Covid-19: IAG Cargo carries 4 mn vaccine doses to Abuja out of 10 mn it transported

August 13, 2021: IAG Cargo has completed the transportation of over 10 million Covid vaccines, which includes a 4 million dose shipment to Abuja, Nigeria in collaboration with UNICEF and its COVAX initiative.

The Abuja shipment, completed on behalf of UNICEF, departed London Heathrow in July on two British Airways B777-200. The 300,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines bound for Jamaica also departed in July and were delivered in partnership with Crown Agents on a British Airways B777-200. This was in coordination with the UK government’s scheme, announced at the G7 summit in June, to donate 100 million vaccines overseas, with at least 80 million pledged to COVAX and the remainder sent directly to countries, including Jamaica.

Darren Peek, head of sales at IAG Cargo, said, “We’re proud that with our sister airlines, British Airways, Iberia, and Aer Lingus, we continue to support countries across the world on the fight against Covid-19. Last year, we delivered over 20,000 tonnes of PPE and today we have delivered over 10 million Covid-19 vaccines working with UNICEF and partners like Crown Agents. We will continue to work with a range of partners in the global response to Covid-19, supporting the efforts to ensure equal access to vaccines for all countries across the world.”

IAG Cargo benefits from an extensive global network of over 100 approved stations supported by constant climate specialists. Its hub at London Heathrow is one of the only airside facilities to be GDP certified and WDA licensed by the UK’s Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory agency (MHRA); and in 2019 the business opened a brand-new pharmaceutical centre in Madrid dedicated to processing temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products.