In a bid to tame the coronavirus, the rich nations have struck deals worth billions of dollars with drugmakers for millions of doses of potential coronavirus vaccines, widely viewed as the only remedy to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Bangladesh, too, is actively striving to get a hold of the shots.

The government has greenlit the late-stage trial of a Chinese vaccine while efforts are underway to bring another potential candidate from India once it enters mass production. It has also inquired about the vaccine that Russia approved last month.

As a member of a global alliance led by the World Health Organisation, Bangladesh is in line to get a vaccine once it is approved for global distribution.

But the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine candidates are still in question with the results of the trials likely to take months, or even years, to come out.

https://bdnews24.com/health/2020/09/05/as-covid-19-vaccine-race-heats-up-bangladesh-keeps-its-options-open