Bangladesh has received 781,440 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Japan.
The vaccine doses arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday afternoon on a flight of Cathay Pacific.
With this shipment, the total amount of dispatched vaccines from Japan now stands at over 2.4 million as of Saturday.
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This delivery is a part of Japan's commitment to supplying over 3 million doses of vaccine under the WHO-Covax mechanism.
Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Shahabuddin Ahmed was present at the airport during the vaccine dispatch from Japan's Narita International Airport on Friday.
