A recommendation to extend the ongoing lockdown has sent for the prime minister\u2019s approval Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said Bangladesh is expected to receive 500,000 doses of Chinese vaccine for Covid-19 on May 10.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government is trying to collect Russian and Chinese vaccines . We hope that the first 5 lakh doses of Chinese vaccine will arrive by May 10 as a gift,\u201d the minister said to newsmen after attending the weekly cabinet meeting at the Secretariat in Dhaka on Monday.<\/p>\n
He also said a recommendation to extend the ongoing lockdown has sent for prime minister\u2019s approval. A nurse holds China’s Sinovac vaccine for Covid-19 ReutersEarlier last week, Bangladesh approved the Covid-19 vaccine developed by China\u2019s Sinopharm for emergency use, after clearing Russia\u2019s Sputnik V vaccine earlier this week amid a supply crunch. The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) announced the approval on April 29 at a press conference. \u201cWe expect a shipment of 500,000 doses as gift to arrive within two weeks,\u201d said DGDA Director General Mahbubur Rahman told. The health authorities will vaccinate 1,000 people in the beginning to observe the effect, he said before adding: \u201cMass inoculation will start after the observation period.\u201d The second dose of the Sinopharm vaccine needs to be administered after 28 days of the first jab, according to the DGDA chief.<\/p>\n
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