Administering of AstraZeneca jabs to resume soon
The authorities will resume administering AstraZeneca vaccine jabs soon, DGHS spokesperson Prof Dr Nazmul Islam said yesterday.
"We had to stop giving AstraZeneca vaccines to people halfway through due to shortage of supply. But we're hopeful of resuming its rollout soon as we've received a supply from Japan," he said during the regular briefing of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
"We'll get more AstraZeneca supplies within a few days. The wait of those who are worried about the second dose will hopefully end soon," he added.
Asked why the vaccination drive with AstraZeneca has not resumed yet, the spokesperson said, "We're waiting for the arrival of further supplies."
Bangladesh received the first consignment of 2,45,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from Japan on July 24.
The vaccine doses came under the Covax facility – a global vaccine alliance.
Japan's Ambassador to Bangladesh Naoki Ito earlier said Japan would provide a total of 3 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to Bangladesh.
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