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Govt approves emergency use of Russian Sputnik V vaccine

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27 Apr 2021 15:21:59 | Update: 27 Apr 2021 15:29:45
Govt approves emergency use of Russian Sputnik V vaccine

The government of Bangladesh on Tuesday approved the emergency use of Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V.

The approval was given at a meeting of the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA).

After the meeting, Director General of DGDA Mahbubur Rahman said, “Now there’s no legal bar to the import or use of this vaccine. If Bangladesh wants to purchase it, Russia will provide it next month."

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