Obaidur Masum, Senior Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 23 Jan 2021 11:07 PM BdST
Updated: 23 Jan 2021 11:10 PM BdST Two million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses sent by India as a gift are being unloaded to be preserved in the EPI storage in Tejgaon on Thursday, Jan 21, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
Bangladesh’s anticipation for the coronavirus vaccine drive is about to end with the planned inoculation of a nurse at the Kurmitola General Hospital in Dhaka on Jan 27. );
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Another 24 individuals, including frontline health workers, freedom fighters, teachers, doctors and journalists, will also be vaccinated that day.
Health Secretary Abdul Mannan has said that five hospitals in Dhaka will begin an initial inoculation process of 400-500 people the following day and the nationwide vaccination programme will kick off on Feb 8.