ANALYSIS-COVID-19 vaccines raise hope but the last mile challenge looms Reuters 12/15/2020
By Thin Lei Win and Naimul Karim
ROME/DHAKA, Dec 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The start of mass vaccinations has raised hopes that COVID-19 can be beaten, but ending the pandemic hinges on tackling a plethora of last mile challenges - from a lack of fridges to vaccine hesitancy and fraud, according to specialists.
In order to tame a disease that has killed more than 1.6 million people and battered the global economy, billions of vaccine doses must be shipped to people in every corner of the world, including war zones and remote, poverty-stricken areas.
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Published: 10 Dec 2020 07:30 PM BdST
Updated: 10 Dec 2020 07:30 PM BdST
Robi Axiata Ltd has held the lottery draw for its initial public offering or IPO in Bangladesh’s capital market through a digital platform. );
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As many as 465,290 applicants emerged as winners in the lottery, held in association with Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology at Lakeshore Hotel in Dhaka on Thursday.
More than 1.28 million investors applied for the Robi IPO in three categories - general investors, those who have suffered losses and expatriates, said Shahed Alam, Robi’s chief corporate and regulatory officer.
Among the 1.08 million general applicants, 310,914 won the lottery, while 77,548 came out winners from 94,573 loss-making applicants. Of the 97,692 expatriate applicants, 465,290 won the lottery.
Covid-19 Vaccine: The first batch to be here in early January
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The first consignment of Oxford-Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine will reach the country by early January, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque.
He made the statement while addressing the inaugural ceremony of countrywide measles-rubella vaccination campaign as the chief guest. Some 3.4 crore children, aged between nine months and 10 years, would get measles-rubella vaccine through the campaign. We expect to get the vaccine by the beginning of the next month [January]. We have managed three crore shots of Oxford-Astrazeneca [Covid-19] vaccine through Inida s Serum Institute, the minister said.