Dhaka February 19, 2026, 6:04 pm
The nationwide vaccination will start after a dry run on 400-500 people in Dhaka
Dr Ahmed Lutfar Mobin, a medical consultant, will become the first physician in the country to get the vaccine dose
The price of each dose of the vaccine, including the cost of transportation, was fixed at $5. The total cost, therefore, is $150 million — about 1,271.55 crore taka
He came up with the information while receiving Indian gift of Covid-19 vaccine at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday morning
A special flight of India carrying the consignment landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 11:20 am
EPI's headquarters, EPI repository at Tejgaon and Cental Medical Store Dept (CMSD) have been prepared to store the vaccines
The Indian government will provide 20 lakh doses of Oxford-Astrazenca Covid-19 vaccines (Covishield) to Bangladesh as ‘gift’ on January 21 instead of January 20
At least 29 people have died in Norway after receiving Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines, 13 suffered a mild facial paralysis in Israel and some people fallen sick in India
Bangladesh, as a priority country to India, will receive the vaccine produced in the country from the “very beginning”
Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine appeared to be effective against a key mutation in the more infectious variants of the virus discovered in the U.K. and South Africa
“The vaccine may reach the country by January 21-25. we’ll start the vaccination one week after its arrival in the country. That means the vacation will begin across the country in the first week of February,” DGHS DG Prof Ab
This vital investment will help stop the spread of the disease and prevent future waves, helping to build back better from coronavirus globally
Bangladesh should have procured single dose vaccine. There are six vaccines at the final stage and 14 more in the pipeline. Of them, Merck could be very beneficial for Bangladesh
The company will try to conduct clinical trial once the vaccines are produced
Within 10 days from the date of Emergency Use Authorisation [3 January], there will be vaccine roll-out
The SII, which is the world’s largest vaccine maker by volume, is currently producing 6 to 7 crore doses per month, which will increase further up to 10 crore doses per month by March 2021
CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII) Adar Poonawalla has tweeted mentioning that they will clear up any recent miscommunication
As per contract, the country will receive the first shipment a month after the approval and the payment. The government has to count $5 for each dose
The BSMMU received a letter from China's Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biologic Pharmacy on Sunday
Initially the vaccine will be sent to Bangladesh on Government to Government arrangement for the people of the country and it will not be brought under any commercial arrangement
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