The long-awaited news from COVAX arrived at the address of Bosnia's Civil Affairs Ministry saying the first shipment will arrive on March 23, the Ministry said Saturday.

“The official arrival of 24,000 doses of diluent has been confirmed for March 23, while 23,400 doses of BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine will arrive on March 24. We will inform the public about the detailed information, immediately upon receiving further information,” it was announced.

“The exact time of the arrival of the vaccine depends on the flights to Sarajevo, which will ship the vaccines to BiH,” the Ministry concluded.