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Nurse to get first jab as vaccine trial run begins today The New Nation By
Mass inoculations programme of Covid-19 across the country will start on February 7 with seven million vaccine doses in stock.
Besides, vaccination in limited scale among frontline health workers will begin at Kurmitola General Hospital at 3:30pm on Wednesday. About 25 health workers will be inoculated at the very beginning in the hospital.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the programme through video conference from her office.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque announced it on Tuesday after inspecting the preparations of the hospital.
As the first vaccine recipient in Bangladesh, Senior staff nurse of the hospital, Runu Berunika Costa will take the jab. She is In- Charge of the dialysis unit of Kurmitola Hospital.
25th January, 2021 10:27:39
The first consignment of purchased Covid-19 vaccine arrived in the country from India on Monday as the countrywide vaccination programme is set to be inaugurated on Wednesday.
A special Air India flight carrying 5 million doses of the jab, developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII), landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 11am.
Bangladesh has now seven million doses of the Covishield vaccine, including 2 million received from the neighbouring country as a gift, in stock.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will flag off the much-awaited vaccination programme on Wednesday.
5m vaccine doses arrive today
Staff Correspondent
25th January, 2021 09:14:36
A consignment of five million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca ‘Covishield’ vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) will arrive from India today.
This will be the first consignment of the 30 million doses of ‘Covishield’ purchased from India. Bangladesh would get the vaccines in six phases as every consignment will carry 5 million vaccine doses per month.
Talking to reporters on Sunday, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said 50 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine, purchased from India s Serum Institute, will reach Dhaka on Monday.
“The Indian government already has given us 20 lakh vaccines as a gift. As per the agreement, another 50 lakh vaccines will arrive in the country tomorrow. The government has already taken all preparations to store the 70 lakh vaccines,” he said on Sunday.
The government has almost completed the groundwork for rolling out Covid-19 vaccine in the country early next month.
It gears up for the mass inoculation campaign as the first consignment of 50 lakh doses, purchased from Serum Institute of India (SII), arrived in Dhaka yesterday.
Officials said five public hospitals in the capital were all set to pilot the vaccination. They also said the hospital authorities had already trained 124 healthcare professionals and prepared designated places, where the shots would be administered. The prime minister will inaugurate the piloting at Kurmitola General Hospital on January 27 [tomorrow] at 3:30pm, Prof Nasima Sultana, additional director general of DGHS, told The Daily Star yesterday.
5m vaccine doses arrive today
Govt allows anti-body test
24th January, 2021 10:14:01
A consignment of five million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca ‘Covishield’ vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) will arrive from India today.
This will be the first consignment of the 30 million doses of ‘Covishield’ purchased from India. Bangladesh would get the vaccines in six phases as every consignment will carry 5 million vaccine doses per month.
The government has also allowed antibody test to determine whether someone has developed antibodies against the virus.
Talking to reporters on Sunday, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said 50 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine, purchased from India s Serum Institute, will reach Dhaka on Monday.