Till now more than 8.4 million people have received Covid-19 vaccine doses since the countrywide vaccination campaign was launched on February 7.
As of Sunday, number of vaccine receivers of the first dose was 5,818,400. Of them, 3,608,059 are male and 22,10,341 female.
And as of Monday, a total of 2,458,223 people received the second dose of the vaccine, disclosed Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
People aged 40 years and above now can get registered for receiving Covid-19 vaccines, the health ministry sources said.
Till 2:30pm on Tuesday, 7,239,323 people have registered to receive Covid-19 vaccines in the country, said DGHS sources.
“The vaccination drive was conducted at 50 hospitals in Dhaka city and
1,005 hospitals outside the capital,” the DGHS said, adding that the
immunization program will begin at 8am and continue till 2:30pm every day.
However, some hospitals will continue the vaccination program throughout the day, the health official said.
People have been asked to register through visiting www.surokkha.gov.bd website to receive Covid-19 vaccines.
Emergency hotline numbers for receiving information on vaccination are 16263, 333 and 10655.