First consignment of Covid-19 vaccines purchased by govt to reach Dhaka tomorrow
Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken on October 31, 2020. Reuters file photo
First consignment of Covid-19 vaccines -- containing 50 lakh doses -- purchased by the government will arrive in Dhaka from India tomorrow.
An Air India special flight carrying the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, manufactured by Serum Institute of India, is likely to reach Dhaka at 11:30am tomorrow, said Nazmul Hasan Papon, managing director of Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. On January 21, India handed over 20 lakh doses of Covishield (Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine) as gift to Bangladesh at a ceremony in State Guest House Padma in Dhaka.
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