Chattogram Bureau:  Dhaka, July-11,

Some 184,000 doses of Moderna and Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines reached Chattogram on Sunday as the government is set to accelerate the inoculation drive amid the worsening corona situation.

Among the shots, 105,600 doses of Moderna MRNA developed by the USA, while the rest 78,400 are of Sinopharm developed by China, said a PID handout.

It is expected that the vaccination drive in Chattogram will begin on Tuesday (July 13).

The Moderna vaccine doses will be given in nine centres of the city, while that of Sinopharm at the Upazila level. The people, aged above 35, would be able to receive the vaccines on completion of the registration process.

Civil Surgeon of Chattogram Dr. Sheikh Fazle Rabbi received the vaccines of Moderna and Sinopharm, carried by freezer vans of Beximco Pharmaceutical.

Earlier, more than 8.5 lakh shots of Covid vaccines --762,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and 91,200 doses of Sinopharm vaccine-- were sent to Chattogram.

On January 31 last, some 456,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine reached Chattogram in the first phase, while 306,000 doses of the same vaccines on April 09 in the second phase. Later, some 91,200 shoots of Sinopharm vaccine reached the port city on June 18 last.

The Covid vaccination first began in Chattogram on February 7 last.