While the world remains in a dire condition due to a deadly pandemic, Bangladesh fares no better in this situation, with 5 thousand 8 hundred and sixty-nine daily cases recorded as of June 25. This tallies the total Covid-19 cases in the country to stand up to 8 lakhs 78 thousand 8 hundred and four, with the related number of deaths to stand at an alarming 13 thousand 9 hundred and seventy-six.
Amidst the crisis Covid-19 has left the country in, news of Bangladesh getting 2.5 million doses of the Moderna Vaccine within 10 days might act as a beacon of hope amongst the general population.
The country will receive the shots of the vaccine under global vaccine alliance, Covax, making it the second shipment of vaccines coming in under the alliance.
This news was passed on by Health Minister Zahid Maleque, who also added that the doses are being brought in to strengthen the ongoing inoculation process in the country.
He also informed that China’s Sinopharm shots, purchased by Bangladesh, are to arrive by the first week of next month.
Although Moderna vaccines are not yet approved for emergency usage, it is soon to be authorized as per health officials.
Bangladesh was supposed to receive 6.8 crore jabs of vaccines under the Covax facility but has so far received only about 1.06 lakh doses of its Pfizer vaccine, it also has not yet received the 1.09 crore doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, that it was promised by the facility to receive by May.
Additionally, the inclining rates of Covid deaths in India had also prevented its Serum Institute in sending in the three crore shots of the vaccine in phases from January to June, that it had agreed to send Bangladesh.
No shipments of doses were sent by Serum after the initial 50 lakhs in January and the following 20 lakhs the following month.
With Bangladesh being forced to halt its vaccination procedure on April 26, the government resumed administering the first dose on June 19 on a limited scale with around 11 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccines it received as gift from China.
The country has currently vaccinated less that 3% of its population.
Sunnews/NT
Copyright © Sunnews24x7Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated.
