BSS-28 Bangladesh has capacity to preserve 15 cr COVID-19 vaccines: Maleque

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Bangladesh has capacity to preserve 15 cr COVID-19 vaccines: Maleque

DHAKA, Jan 14, 2021 (BSS) – Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said Bangladesh has the capacity to preserve 14 to 15 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses.

“We would be able to apply four to five crore COVID-19 vaccine doses in an appropriate manner as the health sector of the country has enough capacity for storage of vaccines,” he told a meeting on “Application and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines” at the health ministry here, an official release said.

Secretary of Health Education Division Md Ali Noor, Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam and senior officials of different relevant organizations, among others, were present at the meeting.

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