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Speaking to reporters in Manikganj on Saturday, he said: “The purchase price for each dose of ticker is ড 4. The total cost will be $ 5. If you calculate in Bangladeshi rupees, it is like 425 rupees.
“It just came to our notice then. The Chinese have demanded more than £ 20 per dose for some vaccines. The Pfizer vaccine will cost between £ 30 and £ 36.”
The government of Bangladesh has already signed an agreement with the Seram Institute of India and Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited to purchase 30 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
Under the agreement, Beximco Pharmaceuticals is the ‘Exclusive Distributor’ of the ticker produced at the Seram Institute in Bangladesh. The country’s leading pharmaceutical company will supply vaccines from India to Bangladesh.
It has already been announced that the government will purchase the coronavirus vaccine and distribute it for free.
The Health Minister said money would be sent to India this week to buy the vaccine.
Health Minister Zahid Malek (file photo)
He said: “The UK has approved this vaccine, the Government of India also approved the vaccine yesterday. The World Health Organization will also approve the vaccine in a few days.
“We are ready to take this vaccine. As I said before, the vaccine will arrive in late January or early February. Now I am optimistic, you may not have to wait until February. Before that, we will receive the vaccine sometime in January. . If all goes well, it is possible. “
“The government has already taken steps to ensure that 30 million doses of vaccine are brought in,” he said.
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“There is no need to vaccinate six to six and a half million people at this time, including pregnant women under the age of 18, Bangladeshis living abroad,” the health minister said.
He said: “The amount of vaccine that is being tested so far will be able to vaccinate five and a half million people. In addition, it is necessary to vaccinate more than four and a half million people. They are also trying to carry this vaccine.
“If we want to vaccinate everyone, we need to vaccinate more. Steps are being taken to do so. So we are considering placing an order right now. It could be an Oxford-AstraZeneca or some other source.”
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