Health authorities have decided to resume the mass vaccination program for Covid-19 across Bangladesh from Thursday.
Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) Director Dr Shamsul Haque disclosed the development during a virtual bulletin on Wednesday.
He said that from Wednesday onwards people can again start registering for the vaccines on the Surokkha website.
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Responding to a query, he said the vaccination campaign will continue amid the hard lockdown starting from Thursday. “Vaccine recipients will be out of lockdown purview.”
But those travelling to get their shots must carry their vaccine cards to show them to the law enforcers when asked, Dr Haque added.
He said that none will get the vaccine without registration and confirmation via SMS.
Meanwhile, the expatriate workers from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, who cannot enter their respective workplace countries without Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, will receive the doses as per the list from the Bureau of Manpower, Employment, and Training (BMET).
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Also, students will be able to register for their vaccine shots as per the list issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
The government is set to impose a seven-day hard lockdown across the country from 6am Thursday to curb the spread of Covid-19.
On Wednesday, the Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification imposing certain rules and regulations for the lockdown.