Bangladesh rolls out Pfizer vaccine

Bangladesh on Monday started administering the first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at three centers in Dhaka to fight off Covid-19, reports UNB.

The vaccine is being administered first at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Sheikh Russel Gastro-liver Institute and Kurmitola General Hospital.

In each of these centres, 120 people will be vaccinated every day from 9:00am to 3:00pm.

Faruk Ahmed, director of Sheikh Russel Gastro-liver Institute, inaugurated the vaccination drive around 10:00am.

"We've sent messages to 115 vaccine seekers, who had completed their registration with the hospital but failed to get the first jab. All of the 115 vaccine seekers will be given the shots, if they come," said Faruk.

Besides, vice-chancellor of BSMMU Sharfuddin Ahmed and director of Kurmitola General Hospital brigadier general Jamil Ahmed inaugurated the vaccination campaign at their respective institutions in the morning.

On 27 May, the government approved the emergency use of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in the country.

Bangladesh on Saturday started administering Sinopharm vaccine doses across the country.

The vaccination started in the capital and elsewhere in the country with 1.1 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine gifted by China, said the DGHS.