The health authorities in Bangladesh have decided to offer the Covid-19 vaccine to everyone over 12 and booster shots to all above 40 years of age. Health Minister Zahid Maleque made the disclosure at a media call on Sunday. “Earlier, only school children above 12 years of age could get vaccinated. Now
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Booster dose eligibility now 50: Health Minister
The government has lowered the age limit for receiving the Covid booster dose up to 50, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday. "We've enough vaccines in stock compared to our population," the minister said while talking to reporters at the secretariat. So far, he said, seven lakh booster doses have been
Bangladesh rolls out booster dose in Dhaka
Bangladesh on Sunday started administering the Covid-19 booster dose to health workers on trial basis in capital Dhaka to fight off Covid-19. The booster dose is being administered at Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) in Mohakhali area of the city in the morning. "Initially, the booster dose will be administered
Covid booster doses to start within 7-10 days
Booster Dose: Authorities asked to work on a precise guideline
The Cabinet on Monday directed the authorities concerned, particularly the Health Minister and the National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19, to work on a precise guideline over the campaign of booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh. The directive came from a virtual meeting of the Cabinet in the wake of