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The Minister of Health, Zahid Malek. Archive image.
At the moment in Bangladesh, people under the age of 18 will not need the coronavirus vaccine, the health minister said. Zahid Malek.
The health minister told reporters after inspecting two vaccine labs at the Mohakhali Drug Administration Department at noon on Sunday (December 28).
Dr. “Half of the total population of our country is under 25 years old,” said Zahid. And 40 percent of people under 18 years of age. They do not need the vaccine at the moment. Also, pregnant women and patients with some other complex diseases will not be vaccinated. Therefore, about five and a half million people in our total population will not need vaccines at this time.
Dr. Zahid added that the number of people we are vaccinating will be around five and a half million. In the first phase, it will take six months to phase out 30 million Oxford-Estrogen vaccines. Next time we’ll get the covacs vaccine. I won’t give it to you all at once. It will come step by step. It will take more than a year to vaccinate five and a half million people.
The Health Minister said that new types of crown have emerged in different countries around the world. We have taken appropriate measures to control it in Bangladesh. We told the airport to remove those coming from Europe through a separate line. Additionally, those who do not bring a forensic certificate will receive a seven-day quarantine instead of three.
The Health Minister said that in the first phase, health workers, media workers and members of various forces will be vaccinated with utmost importance. In our country nine types of vaccines are administered. A total of 10 types of vaccines will be given in Bangladesh when the corona vaccine arrives.
Dr. on Vaccine Conservation. Zahid said: ‘Freezing has been arranged in district hospitals at a certain temperature to preserve the vaccine. It is in the process of purchasing cold boxes for transport. International standard laboratories for drug testing have been established in Bangladesh. The World Health Organization also recognized it last March. There will be no doubts about the quality of the pharmaceutical industry in Bangladesh.
The Director General of the Department of Health, Professor Abul Basar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, the Director General of the Department of Drug Administration, Major General Mahbubur Rahman and others were present on the occasion.
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