India's Modi gifts Bangladesh 1.2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

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COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - India gave 1.2 million free doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to Bangladesh on Saturday, its foreign minister said, as Dhaka urged New Delhi to maintain a regular supply of shots to battle the pandemic.

FILE PHOTO: A vial of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease is seen during vaccination in Baghdad, Iraq March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the offering at the end of a two-day tour of Bangladesh to celebrate its 50th independence anniversary. The trip also marked Modi’s first foreign travel since the outbreak of the pandemic. The country of more than 160 million people has already received 9 million vaccine doses from Serum. India has also previously gifted its neighbour 2 million doses of the shot that Serum is producing for many countries.

 

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Why bother? They would be the first ones to accept god wills it if they all die off.

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Good for India! I can name a few very. rich and large countries who don't share a drop.

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A poisoned gift?

संयोग है या प्रयोग for AstraZeneca to Bangladesh. 🤔 COVID19

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