Bangladesh: US’ Moderna, China’s Sinopharm vaccines arrive

[bluesky]

US’ Moderna, China’s Sinopharm vaccines arrive

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen and health and family welfare minister Zahid Malik were present at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to receive the jabs

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US’ Moderna, China’s Sinopharm vaccines arrive
BSS
Dhaka
Published: 03 Jul 2021, 11:43

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen and health and family welfare minister Zahid Malik receives Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the US ambassador Earl Miller as gift under the COVAX framework at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on 2 June 2021BSS

Bangladesh on Friday received Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from United States (US) as gift under the COVAX framework while Chinese Sinopharm vaccine those Dhaka purchased from Beijing also arrived in the small hours of Saturday.

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen and health and family welfare minister Zahid Malik were present at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) to receive the jabs.

At first, the ministers received the first consignment of 1.3 million, out of 2.5 million doses of the US’s Moderna vaccine, from US Ambassador Earl Miller after a flight carrying the jabs reached at the airport at 11:30pm.


After nearly one hour later, both the ministers received the first consignment purchased from China by Bangladesh government at the airport, carried by an aircraft of Bangladesh Biman.
The second consignment of 1.2 million doses of Moderna vaccines and another shipment of Sinopharm inoculation are scheduled to reach Bangladesh on Saturday.

Earlier, Bangladesh received 1.1 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China as gift in two occasions in May and June this year.

The vaccine consignments have been reaching the country as good news for Bangladesh as Dhaka has been desperately looking for vaccines to inoculate huge numbers of people.
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On Thursday, the foreign minister expressed his optimism that the shortage of Covid vaccine would be over soon as Dhaka is expecting steady supplies of jabs from different sources.

On the same day, the health minister, in a video message said, the government will resume the regular vaccination drive after getting these 4.5 million doses of US and Chinese vaccine.

Dhaka had urged Washington DC to send two million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine immediately after knowing that the US had 60 to 80 million AstraZeneca shots in stock. Besides, Bangladeshi diaspora community filed a petition to the White House seeking vaccine doses.

Meanwhile, negotiation has been going on between Bangladesh and China and Russia to bring adequate vaccines in the country as soon as possible while the foreign minister earlier said the government is hopeful to make a formal announcement soon on coproduction of Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh.

US shares 2.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine with Bangladesh via COVAX Twitter Handle Secretary Antony Blinken

The health ministry has been negotiating to purchase 15 million (105 crore) doses of Chinese vaccine and to import five million doses of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine from Russia, according to the official sources.

On 21 January, Bangladesh received its first ever Covid-19 vaccine consignment as India sent 20 million doses of inoculate as gift.

Bangladesh has so far received 12 million (1.2 crore) doses of vaccine from the Serum Institute of India (SII).

On 29 June, the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) approved Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) of Covid-19 Moderna vaccine in the country. Bangladesh has so far approved eight Covid-19 vaccines to control the deadly disease.

The approved Covid-19 vaccines are from Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, CoronaVac, Pfizer, Covishield, Sputnik V, AstraZeneca and Sinopharm. As many as 72,48,829 people have so far been registered for receiving the inoculation.
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On 7 February, the countrywide Covid-19 vaccination campaign began with spontaneous participation of all levels of people for receiving vaccines from 1,055 designated hospitals.
As of 1 July, a total of 58,20,015 people received first shot of Covid-19 vaccines while 42,89,913 got the second dose of the jab.

 

[dbc]

I read somewhere Pfizer and Moderna shots are being prioritised for Bangladesh workers waiting to go overseas. Not sure I understand the decision..

 

[bluesky]

I read somewhere Pfizer and Moderna shots are being prioritised for Bangladesh workers waiting to go overseas. Not sure I understand the decision..

Maybe it is Moderna and not Pfizer. BD is unable to create the refrigerating system needed for preserving Pfizer.

 

[UKBengali]

I read somewhere Pfizer and Moderna shots are being prioritised for Bangladesh workers waiting to go overseas. Not sure I understand the decision..

If true more than likely due to requirements of host country.

While this seems like a waste of very good vaccines, that should at this stage be used on the old and sick, it makes economic sense as BD is so reliant on remittances.

Anyway looks like the Chinese are able to supply million of doses on emergency basis and even if their vaccine offers around “only” 80% protection against death like in Chile, that is certainly better than nothing.

 

[UKBengali]

Envoy says arrival of Moderna vaccine shipment ‘only the beginning’

US understands urgency of getting vaccines to Bangladesh quickly, says Ambassador Earl R Miller

www.dhakatribune.com

"US understands urgency of getting vaccines to Bangladesh quickly, says Ambassador Earl R Miller

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has said the arrival of 2.5 million doses of the US biotech firm Moderna's highly successful vaccine for Covid-19 through the Covax facility is only the beginning.

"The United States understands the urgency of getting as many safe and effective vaccines to Bangladesh as quickly as possible," he said while addressing a reception at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday night.

Earlier, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen received the first consignment of 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine under the Covax framework".


Sinopharm and Moderna now in maybe well over 10 million doses each over the next 3 months.


As long as BD can get the 1.5 million AstraZeneca shots for 2nd doses, hopefully from US stockpile soon, I think BD should reject any late Indian attempt to deliver the 23 million doses of AstraZenaca, that BD has already paid for, and sue the *** out of Modi for violating a legally binding contract.

 

[bluesky]

Anyway looks like the Chinese are able to supply million of doses on emergency basis and even if their vaccine offers around “only” 80% protection against death like in Chile, that is certainly better than nothing.

I sometimes do not think this 79% or 80% is correct if it is calculated under "The Theory of Probability". I am unable to do the analysis. But, the figure does not say that 20% of people vaccinated with the Chinese vaccine will certainly get sick or face death.

It is possible that none will get infected. So, here comes the application of this theory. Please note the definition of Theory of Probability given by the internet sources below:

It is a "----- a branch of mathematics concerned with the analysis of random phenomena. ... The outcome of a random event cannot be determined before it occurs, but it may be any one of several possible outcomes. The actual outcome is considered to be determined by chance". 2021/06/04

 

[UKBengali]

I sometimes do not think this 79% or 80% is correct if it is calculated under "The Theory of Probability". I am unable to do the analysis. But, the figure does not say that 20% of people vaccinated with the Chinese vaccine will certainly get sick or face death.

It is possible that none will get infected. So, here comes the application of this theory. Please note the definition of Theory of Probability given by the internet sources below:

It is a "----- a branch of mathematics concerned with the analysis of random phenomena. ... The outcome of a random event cannot be determined before it occurs, but it may be any one of several possible outcomes. The actual outcome is considered to be determined by chance". 2021/06/04

What it means is if 100% of an unvaccinated group were definitely going to die without vaccines, then the Chinese vaccines would have meant only 20% of the same group would die. Of course there is no group in practice where 100% of people who catch the virus will die, even very elderly and ill people.

Like I say 80% reduction in deaths is better than nothing and with Moderna you are looking at 99% reduction.

 

[bluesky]

What it means is if 100% of an unvaccinated group were definitely going to die without vaccines, then the Chinese vaccines would have meant only 20% of the same group would die.

Did you really read about this Theory of Probability that I have posted? You are repeating the same thing without understanding the theory.

- Even without vaccination, there is no probability that 100% of people will certainly get infected and die.

- And, there is no probability that 20% of the vaccinated population will CERTAINLY get infected and die.

The Theory of Probability gives the probability figure with the help of math. Please read it properly on the internet or in the college curriculum and answer if you want to. Random answering is not good.

 

[Mk-313]

I sometimes do not think this 79% or 80% is correct if it is calculated under "The Theory of Probability". I am unable to do the analysis. But, the figure does not say that 20% of people vaccinated with the Chinese vaccine will certainly get sick or face death.

It is possible that none will get infected. So, here comes the application of this theory. Please note the definition of Theory of Probability given by the internet sources below:

It is a "----- a branch of mathematics concerned with the analysis of random phenomena. ... The outcome of a random event cannot be determined before it occurs, but it may be any one of several possible outcomes. The actual outcome is considered to be determined by chance". 2021/06/04

Science does not work on theory of probability. There won’t be a need for experiments or establish facts. It’s a simple way to determine these efficacious. Once a critical trial reaches phase 3 you recruit around 30,000 people with corona and give them the vaccine then you take the percentage of people in whom the vaccine worked divided by total sample size to get the efficacy

And even if you take the probability you will first have to come up with other outcomes and then divide the intended outcome by it to get the probability of that event occurring.

 

[bluesky]

Science does not work on theory of probability. There won’t be a need for experiments or establish facts. It’s a simple way to determine these efficacious. Once a critical trial reaches phase 3 you recruit around 30,000 people with corona and give them the vaccine then you take the percentage of people in whom the vaccine worked divided by total sample size to get the efficacy

And even if you take the probability you will first have to come up with other outcomes and then divide the intended outcome by it to get the probability of that event occurring.

So, you guys are telling that 20% of vaccinated people will certainly be infected? Please clear this small matter before writing long essays.

 

[UKBengali]

Did you really read about this Theory of Probability that I have posted? You are repeating the same thing without understanding the theory.

- Even without vaccination, there is no probability that 100% of people will certainly get infected and die.

- And, there is no probability that 20% of the vaccinated population will CERTAINLY get infected and die.

The Theory of Probability gives the probability figure with the help of math. Please read it properly on the internet or in the college curriculum and answer if you want to. Random answering is not good.

Dude, I have a degree in Physics with Theoretical Physics and so am highly knowledgeable in mathematics.

No offence but your English is not strong enough and so you did not understand the meaning I was trying to convey.

 

[Indos]

I sometimes do not think this 79% or 80% is correct if it is calculated under "The Theory of Probability". I am unable to do the analysis. But, the figure does not say that 20% of people vaccinated with the Chinese vaccine will certainly get sick or face death.

It is possible that none will get infected. So, here comes the application of this theory. Please note the definition of Theory of Probability given by the internet sources below:

It is a "----- a branch of mathematics concerned with the analysis of random phenomena. ... The outcome of a random event cannot be determined before it occurs, but it may be any one of several possible outcomes. The actual outcome is considered to be determined by chance". 2021/06/04

This is more precise data. You can see the data on the report


Indonesia Says Sinovac's Vaccine 98% Effective to Prevent Deaths From Covid-19

BY :JAKARTA GLOBE

MAY 13, 2021

Indonesia Says Sinovac's Vaccine 98% Effective to Prevent Deaths From Covid-19

Sinovac's vaccine has been 98 percent effective in reducing the number of deaths due to Covid-19 among health workers in Jakarta.

jakartaglobe.id

 

[Mk-313]

So, you guys are telling that 20% of vaccinated people will certainly be infected? Please clear this small matter before writing long essays.

Well you need to understand the concepts of difference between probability and experimentation otherwise this 20% matter would go right over your head.

And no it doesn’t mean they will CERTAINLY be affected. It’s just telling you hey we used this vaccine on several people several time and we took the average and it works 80% of the time.

Bottom line : moderna’s or Chinese vaccine better than no vaccine

 

[Indos]

Science does not work on theory of probability. There won’t be a need for experiments or establish facts. It’s a simple way to determine these efficacious. Once a critical trial reaches phase 3 you recruit around 30,000 people with corona and give them the vaccine then you take the percentage of people in whom the vaccine worked divided by total sample size to get the efficacy

And even if you take the probability you will first have to come up with other outcomes and then divide the intended outcome by it to get the probability of that event occurring.

The 80 % thing is just made by UKBengali LOL. He uses the overall death in Chili as the rough parameter LOL.

He needs to measure how many have taken the vaccine and how many havent, and then how many who died actually take the vaccine and how many who dont, and from the ones who died who take the vaccine, we still need to see how many took the first dose only and how many took the second dose already.

 

[bluesky]

Dude, I have a degree in Physics with Theoretical Physics and so am highly knowledgeable in mathematics.

No offence but your English is not strong enough and so you did not understand the meaning I was trying to convey.

- Yes, I am stupid because I could not pass through the Primary. Yet, I know what is this Theory of Probability and you do not. However, you claim to be another Newton. It is Hilarious!

- Who asked you about your education? Did I? I read through the posts and understand what you are. Physics is all about Charle's Law, Boyle's law or classical mechanics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and quantum mechanics.

- Did I ask these things from an idiot like you? Oh!! I forgot to mention semi-conductor. Which chapter of Physics do you know that I do not know?

- I was talking about the Theory of Probability and not your stupid Physics knowledge, idiot!! Do you really understand the difference?

- Did not I say before that you never lived in London? It is because you just do not have any idea what London train speeds are. Was I wrong? Why do you come with a fake identity?

And yes, my English is weak enough not to understand your stupid thinking. What a comment!! It surprised me. It is a discussion forum and you are talking about English as if it proves you are a real Londonwala. You must be the most shameless girly-character man on this Earth!!

I hope you will certainly understand my English this time. Bloody one-track- minded idiot!!