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Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam told reporters on Monday that he had been briefed on the latest developments in dealing with the second wave of coronavirus and vaccine collection.
He said the prime minister had approved on Oct. 14 a proposal to purchase 30 million doses of the Oxford vaccine produced at the Serum Institute of India. Then, on November 5, the government also signed an agreement with the Seram Institute of India and Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited of Bangladesh.
“On November 18, the finance department assigned Tk 735.08 million to the health department to buy the vaccine. Now the proposal to buy the vaccine will go to the Cabinet Committee for Economic Procurement, that proposal is gone.”
When asked who will get the vaccine in the first phase, the cabinet secretary said: “The World Health Organization has a guide. They are developing a program according to who will get the first and who will get the second step.
“The front-line workers, the police, the administration people who work in the fields, then the elderly, the children, there is that protocol.”
The secretary said: “People will get this vaccine at no cost. The government is paying the money. Three million vaccines will be given free. “
When asked what would happen if there were any irregularities in the distribution of the vaccine, Anwarul said: “If someone commits corruption, let us know, we will take action.”
The cabinet secretary said it was unclear how much the vaccine would cost until a purchase agreement was reached. The matter will be raised in the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday.
“Many more vaccines (information in the cabinet) have been presented, they said, stay in touch. It is unknown at this time what you will do after leaving office. Our number one condition is to comply with the protocol of the World Health Organization.
“Whoever you deal with, if the senior has a problem, then the deal will be worthless if it goes beyond WHO protocol.”
When asked about the possible listing judgment of the Chinese company Synovac in Bangladesh, the cabinet secretary said: “They want some money. The government has not yet agreed or agreed. We have not canceled it yet.” .
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