He hopes Bangladesh will be able to submit the plan to GAVI on the first day of filing. ABM Khurshid Alam, the director general of health services, also sounded sanguine about getting the vaccine from GAVI by February. And GAVI will supply vaccine for 20 percent of our population,” he said. DGHS officials said Bangladesh will need around $1.62 per dose to get the vaccine from GAVI. Beximco Pharmaceuticals has signed a deal with Serum to supply the vaccine as the exclusive distributor in Bangladesh.

Source: bd News24 November 25, 2020 14:26 UTC