Govt takes measures to collect 24.55cr Covid vaccine doses

Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament that the government has already taken measures to collect 24,54,52,700 doses of Covid-19 vaccine as part of its initiative to inoculate all the people.

“We have taken measures to collect 24,54,52,700 doses of Covid-19 vaccine so far till August 30, 2021,” she said while replying to a tabled question from treasury bench lawmaker Shahiduzzaman Sarker from Naogaon-2 constituency in the 14th session of the ninth national parliament with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury presiding.

The Prime Minister said the government has ensured getting over one crore doses of jabs per month while as per the schedule of the Sinopharm, the company will provide six crore doses of its vaccine by December with giving two crore per month from October.

In total 2,61,29,187 doses of the Covid-19 have so far been administered till 30 August, 2021 of which 1,82,89,018 people have got a single dose while 78,40,169 people have received two doses of the vaccine, she said.

The Premier said that her government has set up 673 vaccine centres at divisional, district and upazila sadar levels across the country to bring all the people under the inoculation.