20 lakh doses of Sinopharm Vaccines to arrive Saturday

Twenty-lakh more doses of coronavirus or Covid-19 vaccines of Sinophram purchased from China will arrive in Bangladesh on Saturday, says media report.  Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Director General Prof Dr ABM Khurshid Alam confirmed the matter. The vaccine doses will arrive in Bangladesh on Saturday night, he said.

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

Cabinet okays proposal to procure 1.5cr Sinopharm vaccine

The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase on Thursday gave the final nod to a proposal of the Health and Family Welfare Ministry to procure 1.5 crores Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine. As per the approval, the Health Services Division of the Health and Family Welfare Ministry will procure a total of 15

Govt approves proposal to import Sinofarm vaccine

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a Health Service Division proposal to import the Sinofarm Covid-19 vaccine. Dr Shahida Aktar, Additional Secretary to the Cabinet Division disclosed this information while briefing reporters after a meeting of the committee. She, however, did not provide any further details about the

Administering Chinee vaccine likely to begin on May 25

Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday said that administering of Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine will begin on May 25/26. He said that the vaccine will be given to those who need it most on a priority basis.” However, the 2nd dose of Covid-19 vaccine will run out within seven to ten days,

5 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine to arrive on May 12

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Monday announced that 5 lakh doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh on May 12 as a special gift from China. "It's the latest outcome of China-Bangladesh anti-pandemic cooperation which again shows that our two peoples are in the same boat and

Govt approves Chinese vaccine for emergency use

The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) of Bangladesh on Thursday approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine. Major General Mahbubur Rahman, director-general of the Directorate General of Drug Administration made the announcement during a briefing. "We have issued emergency use approval for the Sinopharm vaccine. The second dose of