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Bangladesh receives 1 million doses of Sinovac vaccine

Medicine 2021-10-19, 10:18pm

Bangladesh received 1 million doses of Sinovac vaccine as a gift from the Chinese government on Tuesday.



Dhaka, Oct 19 :  Bangladesh on Tuesday received 1 million doses of Sinovac vaccine as a gift from the Chinese government.

This is the fifth batch of gifted Covid-19 vaccine doses from the Chinese Government to Bangladesh.

Bangladesh received four batches of gifted Chinese Sinopharm vaccine doses in May, June, and August of 2021.

The latest batch of vaccine doses is produced by Sinovac Life Sciences Co. Ltd.

In the battle against the virus, Bangladesh and China have always been standing together, supporting and assisting each other in times of difficulties and challenges, vividly illustrating the profound friendship between the two countries, said the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka, reports UNB.