Vaccination begins today across the country.

Corona vaccination activities are starting simultaneously across the country on Sunday. On the first day, the vaccines will be administered in 1,005 hospitals and health centers across the country, including Dhaka, of which 50 are in Dhaka. 204 health teams in Dhaka and 2,197 outside of Dhaka will be directly involved in vaccination at these centers. A total of 8,346 teams of health workers and volunteers have been formed to vaccinate against the corona virus.

The Minister of Health, Zahid Malek, will inaugurate the corona vaccination program at 10 am today. The health minister said that the corona vaccine has reached districts and upazilas across the country. General preparations have been completed for the start of vaccination activities across the country as of today. No one will be sent back from the center, even if they have not registered for the vaccine. Registration will be organized at the center. In this case, the person who wants to be vaccinated must bring a national identity card. The day before the start of the mass immunization program in the country, the Director General of the Department of Health, Prof. Dr., attended the press conference at noon on Saturday. Abul Basar Mohammad Khurshid Alam. He said 3 lakh 26,13 people have registered for vaccination until 2.30pm on Saturday. Professor Dr. said that all preparations for vaccination have been completed. ABM Khurshid Alam said: “All the centers are well prepared. Senior officials from the health department have visited the hospitals in Dhaka. I hope I can start all the work well. Professor Dr. Abul Basar Mohammad Khurshid Alam said that the preparation for vaccination is level “A”. If you get 85 out of 100, it is ‘A’ quality.

It was reported at the press conference that vaccination will start from 10 am on Sunday in the districts and upazilas, including Dhaka. From that moment on, the vaccination will take place every day from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Responding to a question from journalists, the director general of the health department said that those who have registered for the vaccination will receive an SMS on their mobiles by last night. The vaccine was prescribed within 4 to 12 weeks. We are planning to administer a second dose in 4 weeks.

The government plans to vaccinate 80 percent of the total population in Bangladesh, that is, 13 crore 82 lakh 46 thousand 506 people. Each will be given two doses of the vaccine. A second dose was initially planned eight weeks after the first, but that has changed. The second dose will be given earlier, the health department director general said. According to the national plan for the distribution and preparation of the Covid-19 vaccine, these vaccines will be administered in three phases in five steps in total. Front row people will be given priority to prevent the Kovid-19 epidemic. Professor at the press conference. ABM Khurshid Alam said that Health Minister Zahid Malek will begin mass vaccination activities through a video conference from the health department at 10 am today. Later, Health Minister Mohakhali Sheikh Russell will be vaccinated against the corona virus at the National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital. Minister of State for Public Administration, Farhad Hossain, and Minister of State for Disasters. Enamur Rahman is scheduled to be vaccinated. In addition, the Minister of the Interior, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and the president of the court, Syed Mahmud Hossain, will be vaccinated at Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Dhaka, Prof. Maryland. Twenty professors, including Akhtaruzzaman and Prime Minister’s Office Secretary Tofazzal Hossain, are scheduled to be vaccinated at the National Institute of Mental Health and Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam at the Sheikh National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery Hasina.

Additional Director General of the Department of Health (Administration) at the press conference. Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General (Planning and Development) Prof. Mirzadi Sebrina Flora, Professor. Robed Amin, MNC and AH Operations Line Director. Maryland. Shamsul Haque, line manager and disease control branch spokesperson, professor. Maryland. Nazmul Islam and branch director of MIS. Mizanur Rahman was present. The first corona vaccination in the country began on January 26. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched the program. A day later, 541 people were initially vaccinated at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, the Kurmitola General Hospital, the Bangladesh-Kuwait Friendship Hospital, the Mugda General Hospital and the BSMMU.

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