As promised by the prime minister, 60,000 doses of corona vaccine "Covishield" reached Moulvibazar through the Department of Health on Friday evening.
Representatives of Beximco Pharma handed over five cartons of the vaccine to the vaccine recei
ving committee at the EPI Center of Moulvibazar Civil Surgeon's Office.
Moulvibazar Civil Surgeon Dr. Chowdhury Jalal Uddin Murshed was the President of the 6 member vaccine receiving Committtee.
The civil surgeon Dr. Chowdhury Jalal Uddin Murshed confirmed that there are sixty thousand doses in six thousand vials.
According to the Civil Surgeon's Office, these vaccines will initially be given to all front liners, including doctors, law enforcement and journalists, which is expected to start from February 7.
A training preparation is also going on under the supervision of Civil Surgeon in this regard.
Dr. Chowdhury Jalal Uddin Murshed said that the vaccination programme will start soon and the next update in this regard will be informed regularly.