The first consignment of Oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine will reach the country by early January, said Bangladesh Health Minister Zahid Maleque.

He made the statement while addressing the inaugural ceremony of countrywide measles-rubella vaccination campaign as the chief guest. Some 3.4 crore children, aged between nine months and 10 years, would get measles-rubella vaccine through the campaign.

"We expect to get the vaccine by the beginning of the next month [January]. We have managed three crore shots of Oxford-Astrazeneca [COVID-19] vaccine through Inida's Serum Institute," the minister said.

Giving credit to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the health minister also said, "There are many countries that could not manage the [COVID-19] vaccine yet."

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