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Although the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine is scheduled to start from April 6, Bangladesh faces a crisis to get a new vaccine. Even the health department does not have enough vaccines at this time to administer a second dose to everyone who receives the first dose.
Concerns have also escalated after the country imposed a temporary ban on the export of Indian-made Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines.
In the last three months starting in January, doses of one and a half crore were supposed to come with the vaccine purchased in Bangladesh, but according to the health department, so far he has received less than half the vaccine in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Health Minister Zahid Malek recently hinted that they would make “another plan” if the vaccine did not arrive in time from the Seram Institute.
However, the reality is that Bangladesh has not yet reached a formal agreement on vaccination from any source other than the Seram Institute.
In such a situation, if the Seram Institute does not vaccinate according to the agreement, there is a fear that the Bangladesh health department could face a deep crisis in the vaccination of the crown.
However, health officials say diplomatic efforts are underway and they hope to receive the vaccinations on time as needed.
Nasima Sultana, additional director general of the health department, told BBC Bangla: “There is nothing to worry about. Work in progress. Bangladesh will be vaccinated on time. Then there will be no crisis. The first dose will be temporarily stopped before the second starts. The new dose will be confirmed within the second dose. Then the vaccination process will start again. As a result, there is no danger of crisis.
Although the second dose of the vaccine is scheduled to begin on April 8, it has not yet been finalized when the first dose is stopped.
If the first dose is stopped again, many people who have registered for the vaccine will not be vaccinated.
How many vaccines have arrived, how many vaccines are there, how many vaccines will come
Vaccination against the coronavirus officially began on January 26 in the country. Subsequently, mass vaccination began on February 8.
The government has decided to take an eight-week break for the second dose after the first, and the second dose is scheduled to start on April 6.
In the case of vaccination, the plan was to deliver a total of 30 million doses of vaccine in five months at a rate of 5 million doses per month.
According to the health department, a total of 52 lakh 83,246 people have been vaccinated in Bangladesh as of noon on March 29. 6 lakh 37,990 people have registered.
On the other hand, 1 crore and 2 lakh doses of vaccines have reached Bangladesh so far, of which 32 lakh doses have been received as a gift from the Government of India.
And according to the agreement between Beximco and the Seram Institute, 30 million doses are yet to come. Of this, 50 lakh doses were received on January 25 and 20 lakh doses were received on February 23.
Now that India has temporarily suspended exports, there is widespread uncertainty about when the rest of the vaccine will arrive.
IEDCR consultant Dr. Mushtaq Hossain said: “There is uncertainty about vaccination, but it is a global problem. This will not be a big problem for Bangladesh. Also, the government is saying to try from other sources as well. I hope the vaccine arrives in the type of activities that exist.
Earlier, in an online press conference on Monday, Dr. Mirzadi Sebrina Flora, Additional Director General of the Department of Health and Chairman of the Vaccine Implementation Committee, said that the second dose of vaccine is safe for those who have taken the first. dose. although not for everyone.
He said: ‘It is true that there is no second dose of vaccine for everyone. But we will start working on it. We are working on the vaccine to come.
He said there are currently 42 lakh doses in stock and he hopes to get some vaccinations next month. On the basis of which everyone (taking the first dose) will make sure to administer the second dose.
For all these reasons, the question arises, what will be the situation if the new vaccine does not arrive even after the start of the second dose?
In a function at the Heart Institute on Monday, the health minister, however, said they would take other plans if they did not receive the vaccine from the Seram Institute on time.
However, he did not elaborate on the plan.
The minister said: ‘We did not get the vaccine this month. The Prime Minister of India has told the Prime Minister about the vaccine. If it’s too late to get vaccinated, we have to make other plans. ‘
Questions about tick management
Benazir Ahmed, former head of the health department, told the BBC: Two million doses of the vaccine have not been completed in three months, but the resources of the vaccine are now under threat. With such a situation with vaccines, the possibility of dealing with the infection through vaccination will be threatened.
Benazir Ahmed further said: “In general, this crisis situation has been created by focusing on vaccination. However, no one has an answer on how to deal with this crisis.
Source: BBC
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