Bangladesh gets 7,81,440 AstraZeneca vaccine doses from Japan
UNB | Saturday, 21 August 2021
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.