"As per total population of Bangladesh, we will get Covid-19 vaccines for 40% population of the country under Covax facilities... WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus agreed to send coronavirus jabs to Bangladesh for our 40% people in phases," he said. The comments came when the health minister met with the director general (DG) of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday, an official release said on Saturday. "The WHO will provide technical support to Bangladesh for manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines," he said. According to the health ministry, the government has decided to purchase 165 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses from China and other countries to expedite the countrywide vaccination campaign. Bangladesh has so far approved eight Covid-19 vaccines.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 02, 2021 13:18 UTC