April 06, 2021: Qatar Airways Cargo has transported over 1.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses into the State of Qatar, with its largest batch of more than 530,000 Pfizer and Moderna vaccines arriving from Amsterdam.

Guillaume Halleux, chief officer cargo, said, “We remain committed and resilient in the fight against the pandemic and together with our partners, are ensuring the safe, timely and efficient transportation of these life-saving supplies. I am glad that all our teams have worked so hard to coordinate this milestone transport into the State of Qatar, supporting the country with its Covid-19 immunisation campaign in the fight against the pandemic.”

Globally, the cargo carrier has surpassed a milestone with close to 20 million Covid-19 vaccines transported into 24 different countries, including Covid-19 vaccines for UNICEF as part of the five-year MoU to support UNICEF’s Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative.

With significant investments and enhancements to the QR Pharma product and its state-of-the-art hub in Doha, the cargo carrier confirms its strategy and commitment to supporting the logistics around the global Covid-19 vaccination endeavour.