Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said Bangladesh is hopeful of receiving more vaccine doses this month from Japan, the European Union (EU) and the USA under COVAX facility apart from a steady flow of that from China. "We're in a good position now. I should say we've made
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COVID-19 vaccine registration now possible through imo
Aligned with the Bangladesh Government’s aim to increase the number of people vaccinated against COVID-19, popular instant messaging platform imo has launched a new feature in-app that will enable users to make online vaccine registration, said a press release. This feature will redirect eligible users to the ‘Surokkha’ website, lead them
2nd shipments of Moderna, Sinopharm vaccines reach Dhaka
The second shipments of Moderna and Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines reached here this morning. "A total of 12 lakh doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrived at 8.30 am at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport this morning while 10 lakh shots of Sinopharm vaccine purchased by Bangladesh government reached 5.30 am," a health ministry
Massive vaccination to begin in July: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday said a massive vaccination drive will begin in July and the government will provide any amount of money to procure Covid-19 vaccines to ensure free inoculation for all. "I've already announced that the government will ensure free vaccination for all. We'll provide funds, no matter how
Serum may resume vaccine export in July/August
India, depending on the scale of production of vaccines within the country, is aiming at July-end or August to at least release those vaccines that have been bought by Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal and are now in pending status, reported The Print on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh
Dhaka to start administering Pfizer vaccine Monday
Inoculation with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will begin in Dhaka on Monday, aiming to fight the Coronavirus pandemic. Prof Shamsul Haq, Line Director of the Directorate General of Health Services(DGHS) and a member of the Vaccine Distribution Committee, disclosed it at a regular health bulletin on Sunday. "We have already received 100,620 doses of
Mass vaccination expected to resume in July
The mass inoculation of Covid-19 is expected to be resumed in July as the government is working relentlessly to collect more vaccines, Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus said here today. In a press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) organised marking the distribution of another 53,340 houses by
Bangladesh receives 2nd shipment of medical supplies from US
United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has delivered a second shipment of emergency medical supplies to Bangladesh. The US Embassy in Dhaka says it will help save lives, stop the spread of COVID-19, and meet the urgent health needs of the Bangladeshi people. This latest delivery brings the
Formal announcement over vaccine coproduction soon: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said they will hopefully be able to make a formal announcement soon on vaccine co-production in Bangladesh as there has been a progress in the ongoing negotiation. He, however, said it is up to them (vaccine-manufacturing countries) to choose local pharmaceutical companies for
Pragmatic talks underway over vaccines: Ambassador Li
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Wednesday said that a very pragmatic discussion is underway on procurement of COVID-19 vaccine doses from China to meet the needs of Bangladesh. He also said there is very "encouraging progress" between the two countries over co-production of vaccines, the Ambassador said while addressing