Bangladesh has taken an initiative to buy two million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the private sector, after appeals to the US and UK governments for Covid-19 shots yielded nothing.
The director general of the health services directorate in Dhaka recently held a virtual meeting with a supplier of the Oxford vaccine in the UK after the Bangladesh High Commission in London contacted the supplier, a high commission official told The Daily Star yesterday. The DG Health had some questions for the supplying company and the answers have been provided, the source said, adding that the price of the doses is being discussed.
US State Department Coordinator for Global Covid Response and Health Security Gayle E Smith has said the United States is going to be the largest sharer of vaccines putting 80 million additional doses into the mix. I cant tell you at this point what the allocation is going to
US State Department Coordinator for Global Covid Response and Health Security Gayle E Smith has said the United States is going to be the largest sharer of vaccines, putting 80 million additional doses into the mix. "I can't tell you at this point what the allocation is going to be per country. We'll have information for you later on. And as, I think, I mentioned, we are also,
TOKYO - The unequal access of vaccines across Asia will jeopardise the region s economic recovery from Covid-19, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday (May 20), as he vowed to provide the necessary logistical support to facilitate the equitable distribution of shots.
This will be high on the agenda as Mr Suga hosts the Covax Advance Market Commitment (AMC) summit on June 2, he told the 26th Nikkei Future of Asia conference. The Covax AMC is a global effort by developed countries to buy and distribute shots to poorer countries. Japan will continue to make efforts to ensure equitable access to safe and effective vaccines throughout the world, including developing countries, Mr Suga said, adding that Japan will support the development of cold chain logistics that are vital for vaccine delivery at sub-zero temperatures.
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