Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines proven safe and effective: Maleque
Covid-19 in Bangladesh
24 January, 2021, 07:50 pm
Last modified: 24 January, 2021, 07:56 pm
Maleque described the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines as more suitable for Bangladeshi weather condition compared to other countries
File Photo of Health Minister Zahid 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.
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