Bangladesh set stages for vaccination !

After confirming availability of COVID-19 vaccine from India’s serum institute , Bangladesh has set the stage for nationwide COVID-19 vaccine distribution from early February in line with previously laid out plans as the first consignment of Oxford-AstraZeneca inoculates are expected to reach the country by next week, officials said.

“The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca will arrive by January 26,” health services director general (DGHS) Prof Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam told BSS.

Alam added his office accomplished all required steps so the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination drive could be launched by the first week of February as initial consignment of nearly 50 lakh vaccine doses were expected to arrive later this month.

DGHS officials earlier said as part of the preparedness the countrywide facilities meant for Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) were readied to store the vaccines to be provided by its co-manufacturer India’s Serum Institute.

“People will be vaccinated free of cost meaning the government will bear all expenditures of the vaccination campaign,” Alam added