Bangladesh will receive a consignment of Moderna vaccine doses on Monday evening. The 3 million vaccine doses from the USA under COVAX facility are expected to reach at 7:20pm at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Health Minister Zahid Maleque will remain present at the Airport. Earlier, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller announced that
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Local pharma seek permission to bring Moderna vaccine
A Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company has sought the government's permission to import Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine. Director-General of the Directorate of Health Services Dr. Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam disclosed the information to reporters at a program on Monday. Without mentioning the name of the company, Dr. Bashar said it has submitted an application
WHO lists anti-Covid Moderna vaccine for emergency use
The World Health Organization on Friday listed the anti-Covid-19 Moderna vaccine for emergency use. The listing procedure helps the countries unable to assess a vaccine’s effectiveness themselves would have access as quickly as possible and allows the Covax vaccine sharing scheme and other partners to distribute it to poorer countries. This US