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Bangladesh to get vaccine for 4.5cr people within May: Cabinet Secretary
DHAKA, Dec 21, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh would get Covid-19 vaccine for a total of 4.5 crore people within May or June.
“Three crore doses of vaccine for 1.5 crore people will arrive in the country at the end of January or first week of February while another six crore doses for 3 crore people within May or June,” Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said a media briefing emerging from the weekly cabinet meeting here today.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the meeting virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban while her cabinet colleagues attended the meeting at the conference room of the cabinet division in the secretariat.
“Training for vaccination has been started . . . EPI vaccination chain will be engaged massively for this job,” he said.
Replying to a query, the cabinet secretary said they are now only thinking about Oxford vaccine but the government would not say no to any vaccine which would attain WHO approval. “Our technical committee would approve the vaccine,” he added.
Anwarul said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina again laid emphasis on wearing facemasks. “She (Prime Minister) directed to implement ‘no mask, no service’ policy strictly at all offices,” he added.
In addition, the premier also directed the authorities concerned to go ahead with stern action further to ensure social distancing in the country to stop the spread of Coronavirus, he continued.
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