A worker carries a package of Oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccines that arrived from India as a gift to Bangladesh, in Dhaka, Bangladesh January 21, 2021 ReutersNationwide vaccination program likely to start from February 8Bangladesh’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign, to be launched on Wednesday, will be virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Meanwhile, the nationwide vaccination program will start after a week of observation following a dry run on 400-500 people in the capital. The secretary said the inoculation activities would commence after the prime minister inaugurated the campaign on Wednesday. The nationwide vaccination would get underway after an observation of how the vaccine affected them, Mannan said. After the dry run, the nationwide vaccination will likely begin on February 8, according to the Health Ministry.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 23, 2021 07:45 UTC