Govt gives nod to Sputnik V for emergency use
Due to vaccine shortage, the government suspended administering the first doses from April 26. However, the emergency authorisation of Sputnik V means there is no bar to importing and administering the vaccine in Bangladesh. Health officials said they can resume the first dose of vaccination once they get the Russian vaccine. "The government will now bring the Russian Covid-19 vaccine to the country and it can be administered. Russia will give us 40 lakh doses in May and June," Maj Gen Mahbubur Rahman, director general of Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA), told The Daily Star....