The authorities have extended the nationwide daylong Covid-19 vaccination campaign till tomorrow (July 21) aiming to fulfill the target of administering 75 lakh people with second and booster dose.   

Dr Shamsul Haque, member secretary of the National Covid-19 Vaccine Management Task force, confirmed the matter on Wednesday. 

He said: "We have set a target of administering 75 lakh people... on the first day of the campaign, nearly 60 lakh were inoculated with coronavirus vaccines and two more days are needed to fulfill the target." 

The 2nd day of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign began at 9am today across the country, he said adding all designated centres have been directed to conduct the drive till tomorrow, he added.   

"We have considered the countrywide vaccination campaign as a successful one because we have been able to inoculate nearly 60 lakh people," Haque said.  

Haque said in case of administering first and second dose of coronavirus vaccine, Bangladesh has made a significant progress, which has acted as a shield to fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

"We have conducted a series of special vaccination campaign, which virtually yielded good result in expansion of vaccination coverage. Now we want to increase booster dose coverage to prevent the outbreak of the coronavirus," he added.

"The government decided to observe the nationwide vaccination campaign that began yesterday for expanding booster dose coverage across the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus," Health Minister Zahid Maleque told a press conference virtually at Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) here on July 18.

"The people aged 18 and above will be eligible for receiving Covid-19 booster dose during the daylong campaign ...They (eligible people) will be inoculated booster dose after completing four months," he added.
 
BDST: 1530 HRS, July 20, 2022
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