The government plans to complete 80 per cent of its vaccination target by April next year, Health Secretary Lokman Hossain Mia said on Sunday.
Addressing a programme to mark the handing over of vaccines by three countries in the city, Nr Lokman said that by December this year, 59 per cent of the targeted population will be administered with Covid vaccine.
Bangladesh on Sunday received 1.2 million AstraZaneca vaccine doses from three European countries - Sweden, Switzerland and Norway- under the Covax facility.
Mr Lokman thanked the countries on behalf of the government and hoped that with the support from the international community Bangladesh will be able to combat Covid pandemic successfully.
Alexandra Berg Von Linde, Ambassador of Sweden in Dhaka, Essen Rikter Svendson, Ambassador of Norway and Swiss Ambassador Nathalie Chuarel also spoke on the occasion.
They praised Bangladesh’s Covid management effort and assured their continuous support in this regard.
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