Bangladesh to receive 10 lakh Sinopharm vaccines Saturday
Bangladesh will receive 10 lakh doses of China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines on Saturday.
The vaccines will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 11pm. Health Minister Zahid Malek will be present to receive the consignments, said a press release issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Another 10 lakh doses of the same vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh on Sunday at 3pm.
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Earlier on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Abdul Momen on his verified Facebook said that more than 3 million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine are being sent to Bangladesh via COVAX.
One million doses of Covid-19 vaccines from the EU and a further 620,000 doses via the COVAX will reach Bangladesh in August.
China will give Bangladesh another 1 million doses of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine on 15 July (in addition to the commercial purchase agreement).
