Today is our happy day: Minister of Health



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Health Minister Zahid Malek launched the virtual immunization program at the Mohakhali Health Building on Sunday morning.

Later, when Sheikh Russell visited the National Gastroliver Hospital and Institute and got vaccinated, he said, “Today is our happy day. I was looking forward to this day. There should be no rumors about this vaccine. “

Education Minister Dipu Moni, Gazipur City Corporation Mayor Jahangir Alam and former Food Minister Kamrul Islam spoke in a videoconference with Health Minister during the inauguration of nationwide immunization in the room Health Department conferences.

Health Minister Zahid Malek also spoke with officials involved in vaccination activities in different districts. Immediately after this, vaccination activities began in different districts.

Later, the health minister visited the Sheikh Russell Gastroliver National Hospital and Institute around 11:15 pm.

Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzak, Livestock Minister Sham Rezaul Karim, Science and Technology Minister Yafes Osman, Minister of State for Public Administration Farhad Hossain, BMA President Dr. Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, Swachip President Prof Iqbal Arslan was vaccinated there.

Before vaccinating himself, the health minister said the “fight” against the coronavirus had begun since the first patient was identified on March 8 last year.

“We have started various activities to prevent the coronavirus. There has been a lot of criticism about our activities. We have risen above criticism. Today Bangladesh is better than many countries. Our way of life is normal. “

Zahid Malek claims that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is the “best” vaccine ever created. This vaccine is administered in Bangladesh.

Mass vaccination began to prevent the virus.

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“More vaccines will come from Kovax. Vaccination activities will continue throughout the year. We want our compatriots to return to normal life. I don’t want criticism about the vaccine. This vaccine is given to save people’s lives. We are taking it ourselves, many important people in the country are getting vaccinated, ordinary people are encouraged to see them ”.

Zahid Malek said that the country has one more month to complete a year of coronavirus infection. The coronavirus infection is already under control. Yesterday, the infection rate was just over 2 percent. According to the World Health Organization protocol, the infection can be said to be under control if this trend continues.

“That is why we have reached our goal. We hope that the coronavirus will disappear. We will deliver the final blow through the vaccine ”.

After receiving the vaccine, Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzak said: “The coronavirus epidemic has spread throughout the world. This has negatively affected the whole world, including Bangladesh. The coronavirus vaccine is a great achievement of humanity against this epidemic.

“This achievement has been achieved using science and technology. I’m fine with the vaccine. Those who are spreading rumors about vaccination do so on purpose. The whole world is getting vaccinated, there are some benefits ”.

Sheikh Hasina Coordinator of the National Institute of Burns and Plastic Surgery Prof. Samanta Lal Sen also visited the Sheikh Russell Gastroliver National Hospital and got vaccinated.

He told bdnews24.com he was “proud” of the vaccine.

“The vaccination took about 10 minutes. First of all, I would like to thank the Prime Minister. After getting vaccinated, I feel like I gained value. I think you have to be careful even after getting vaccinated. “

The Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine manufactured at the Seram Institute in India is administered in Bangladesh. Everyone should take two doses of this vaccine.

Bangladesh has reached an agreement with the Seram Institute to obtain 30 million doses of this vaccine, of which 5 million have already been delivered to the districts. In addition, another 20 lakh doses of vaccine were received as a gift from the Government of India.

According to the national plan for the preparation and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine, these vaccines will be administered in three phases in five steps. People in the front row will have priority to prevent the Kovid-19 epidemic.

On the first day, 1,015 hospitals and health centers are vaccinated across the country, including Dhaka, of which 50 are in Dhaka. Vaccination will be carried out in these centers every day from Monday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.



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