Bangladesh gets 7,81,440 AstraZeneca vaccine doses from Japan


UNB | Published: August 21, 2021 17:50:30 | Updated: August 22, 2021 08:20:01


Bangladesh gets 7,81,440 AstraZeneca vaccine doses from Japan

Bangladesh has received 7,81,440 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Japan.

The vaccine doses arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Saturday afternoon by a flight of Cathay Pacific.

With the latest shipment, the total amount of dispatched vaccine doses from Japan crossed 2.4 million.

This delivery is a part of Japan's commitment to supplying over 3 million doses of vaccine under the WHO-COVAX mechanism.

Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Shahabuddin Ahmed was present at the airport during vaccine dispatch from Japan's Narita International Airport Friday.

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