COVID-19 vaccination begins at dist level

Apart from the capital, the COVID-19 vaccination campaign began at different districts from Sunday morning.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque inaugurated the campaign on Sunday morning at a virtual event at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in the capital.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) informed that some 3.28 lakh people got registered to receive vaccine until 2:30 pm on February 6.

Public representatives took first jab of vaccine to inaugurate the programme at the district level.

Besides, government officials, civil surgeons, physicians, health workers, freedom fighters, journalists and senior citizens also received vaccines.

In Savar, Major General Shaheenul Haque, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 9th Infantry Division & Area Commander, Savar Area, got their first shots of vaccine.

A total of 100 members of Bangladesh Army took a dose of vaccine on the first day.

The vaccination program was inaugurated at Savar CMH Hospital around 9:30am today.

In Manikganj, vaccine campaign began in nine centres in this district today.

Deputy Commissioner SM Ferdous, Police Super Rifat Rahman Shamim and Civil Surgeon Anwarul Amin Akhand took a dose of COVID vaccine around 10:45am in Nursing College centre, reports our district correspondent.

Some 1,860 people got registered to take the vaccine here.

In Feni, district civil surgeon Dr Mir Mobarak Hossain and additional deputy commissioner inoculated the vaccine around 10:30am.