COVID-19 Vaccine: First Consignment Of COVID-19 Vaccine For Myanmar

India sent 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine to Myanmar on Friday. India, the world's largest vaccine producer, began supplying coronavirus vaccine to its neighbours starting this week. 

A two-day training programme, covering administrative and operational aspects, was also conducted to the concerned officials from the recipient countries on 19-20 January prior to the delivery of vaccines.

Manufactured under license by the Serum Institute of India, the vaccine will be given to health workers and other front-line personnel within a week or 10 days. It is learnt that, the key government officials, civil services personnel and Hluttaw representatives will be included in the following step.