Bangladesh has received 7,81,440 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Japan.
The vaccine doses arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Saturday afternoon by a flight of Cathay Pacific.
With this shipment, the total amount of dispatched vaccines from Japan stands at over 2.4 million as of today.
This delivery is a part of Japan’s commitment to supplying over 3 million doses of vaccine under the WOHO-CVAX mechanism.
Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Shahabuddin Ahmed was present at the airport during vaccine dispatch from Japan’s Narita International Airport Friday.
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Naoki Ito, who handed over the 4th batch of vaccine doses to Bangladesh, said the gift from the people of Japan will reach 30 lakh doses as committed in next Saturday.
He said Japan will continue to stand by Bangladesh in its fight against COVID-19.
Source: United News of Bangladesh