Won’t pay over $4 for Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine dose: Papon
Bangladesh will not pay more than US$4 for each and every dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine it is shopping for from the Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd, said Nazmul Hassan Papon, the Managing Director of Beximco Pharma.
The first consignment of five million doses from Serum Institute will reach Dhaka around 11:30am on Monday, he told reporters at his Gulshan residence on Sunday evening.
“According to our deal, the doses can be taken straight to our warehouse from the airport terminal. They’ll be sent out to all or any districts after necessary testing,” he stated, adding that Bangladesh is definitely paying the same price tag for every single dose as India.
“Right now, we can’t claim for sure just how much it’ll cost nonetheless it should be within $3 to $4,” he said. “Although India is normally spending $4 [for each dose], Bangladesh won’t fork out a lot more than $4.”
Bangladesh signed an agreement with Serum Institute previous month for procuring Covid-19 vaccine. Under the deal, Bangladesh will import 30 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, five million in every month, from Serum in the next six months.
Primary Minister Sheikh Hasina can inaugurate the vaccination drive on Jan 27 at Kurmitola Hospital. A nurse will receive the jab there.
Wellbeing Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday said the national committee which will determine how the vaccination advertising campaign will be completed. They have completed their preparations.
The government has a list of everyone who'll be vaccinated, he said, adding that permission has been given for antibody tests.
