Bangladesh urges Canada to send 2 million doses of COVID vaccine

Bangladesh urges Canada to send 2 million doses of COVID vaccine

Dhaka (UNA-OIC) – Bangladesh on Tuesday urged Canada to send at least two million doses of AstraZeneca COVId-19 vaccine to Bangladesh to meet up immediate second dose vaccine requirements in the country.
The urge was made while Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Benoit Préfontaine called on Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen at the foreign ministry here, a foreign ministry press release said.
Referring to the recent statement of Canadian Procurement Minister Anita Anand that Canada might distribute excess stockpiles of AstraZeneca vaccine among developing countries, Momen urged the Canadian envoy to pursue with his government so that Bangladesh receives AstraZeneca vaccine on an emergency basis.
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