Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines proven safe and effective: Maleque

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said Covid-19 vaccines developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca have been proven safe and effective against the deadly virus.

"Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines gifted by the Indian government have been tested as the most effective and safe vaccines in the world," he told a press briefing at his ministry here, an official release said.

Maleque described the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines as more suitable for Bangladeshi weather condition compared to other countries and he hoped that these vaccines will be more effective against Covid-19.