File photo: Till now, 13.5 million Sinopharm vaccines have arrived from China. Of them, 1.1 million shots were received under the Covax facility ReutersA total of 13.5 million Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses have arrived from China so farBangladesh is set to receive 5.4 million more doses of China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday. According to the schedule received from Sinopharm, 20 million shots will be available every month from October onwards and 60 million by December, she added. On August 16, Bangladesh, China, and Incepta Vaccine Limited signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the coproduction of Sinopharm vaccine in Bangladesh. China has provided 2.1 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine as a gift to Bangladesh, 3.4 million doses under the COVAX facility, and 8 million doses as part of an arrangement of a large-scale commercial purchase so far.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 10, 2021 14:26 UTC