Bangladesh will receive 2.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from Japan under the Covax initiative. Such information was given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. AK Abdul Momen.
On Wednesday (July 7), he told reporters at his residence in the capital.
Dr. Momen said, we are trying to bring vaccination. 2.5 million vaccines could come from Japan under the Covax initiative. We are looking forward to receiving the vaccine from Japan.
The foreign minister said that one and a half million Sinopharm vaccines purchased from China will come to the country at the rate of 5 million per month in three months. One million AstraZeneca vaccines will arrive from the European Union by the end of this month.
While the private sector is interested in importing the corona vaccine, the government will do it itself for the time being due to public safety.