Govt approves proposal to buy Chinese Covid-19 vaccine at $10 per dose

The government has approved a proposal for purchasing 1.5 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines from China at USD 10 per dose.

The decision was taken at the 19th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase today, sources said.

Fifty lakh vaccines will arrive in Bangladesh each month [June, July and August].

When asked, Health Minister Zahid Maleque declined to disclose the price of the vaccine.