Health Service Division Secretary Lokman Hossian Miah received the one million Pfizer vaccines. With the arrival of the one million doses of Moderna vaccines, the total number of vaccines gifted by the US rose to 6.5 million. “It is a pleasure to once again welcome a life-saving donation of one million Covid-19 vaccines — a gift from the US and the American people to the people of Bangladesh,” Miller said. This shipment of Pfizer vaccines is given for free and is designed to bolster the ongoing effort to protect Bangladeshis from the deadly coronavirus, he added. Also Read- Bangladesh receives 1 million Pfizer vaccine dosesThe envoy said this donation is part of fulfilling President Biden’s commitment to purchase and donate 500 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to countries around the world while Bangladesh is one of the first nations to benefit from this initiative.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 02, 2021 07:07 UTC