Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and other officials concerned receive the 3 million Moderna vaccine doses from the US at Dhaka airport on Monday, July 19, 2021 CourtesyWith the latest development, the total number of Moderna vaccine shots sent by the US stands at 5.5 millionBangladesh on Monday received another three million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the US under the Covax facility as the government continues its efforts to speed up the nationwide vaccination drive. Bangladesh already received the first consignment of 2.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine under the Covax facility. Also Read - 4.5 million doses of Moderna, Sinopharm vaccines arrive in BangladeshWagner said: “We are pleased to donate another three million vaccines to help Bangladeshis protect themselves from Covid-19. The country is now administering vaccine doses developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, Pfizer, and Moderna. According to the foreign minister, Russia agreed to go into co-production of its Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh, besides exporting the jabs.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 19, 2021 15:56 UTC