RANGPUR, Feb 12, 2021 (BSS) – Common people are showing immense eagerness in taking the COVID-19 vaccine in Rangpur division where 52,256 citizens have already taken the vaccine till Thursday at the government hospitals.
“The number of vaccine recipients in the first phase stands at 52,256 in five days across the division since launching of the vaccination campaign on February 7 last,” Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Md. Ahad Ali told BSS today.
The total 52,256 citizens immunised with COVID-19 vaccine in all eight districts of the division include 38,331 males and 13,925 females and all of them are leading a normal life without notable side effects.
Of them, 19,380 citizens were immunised with the vaccines on Thursday, 14,224 on Wednesday, 10,237 on Tuesday, 5,503 on Monday and 2,912 citizens on the launching day on Sunday of the campaign in the division.
“Till date, 56 vaccine recipients experienced negligible temporary adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) since February 7 last in the division and all of them started feeling okay within a few minutes,” Dr. Ali said.
The district-wise break-up of total 52,256 vaccine recipients stands at 10,483 in Rangpur, 6,461 in Panchagarh, 6,090 in Nilphamari, 3,465 in Lalmonirhat, 4,182 in Kurigram, 6,216 in Thakurgaon, 11,136 in Dinajpur and 4,223 in Gaibandha of the division.
Sharifuzzaman Bulu, a senior journalist of Rangpur, today told BSS that he took the COVID-19 vaccine at a booth in Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Wednesday and felt only negligible side effects.
“I am feeling all right now,” Bulu said, and called upon all citizens to be immunised with the COVID-19 vaccine safely without any hesitation to make the society and country as a whole safe and sound.
Like other physicians, nurses and staff working at Rangpur Dedicated Corona Isolation Hospital (DCIH), its Superintendent Dr. SM Nurun Nabi took the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday last at the booth in Rangpur Sadar Upazila Health Complex in Rangpur city.
“I did not experience any side effects like my other colleagues,” Dr. Nabi said, adding that physicians, nurses and other staff of the DCIH are now working with a reinforced commitment, dedication and courage after getting COVID-19 vaccine.
He called upon everyone to register them using the ‘SUROKKHA’ app and take the COVID-19 vaccine as per guidelines of the government free of costs to ultimately free the country from the deadly virus.
Talking to BSS, Chief of Divisional Coronavirus Service and Prevention Task Force and Principal of Rangpur Medical College Professor Dr. AKM Nurunnobi Lyzu said people are showing keen interest in taking the vaccine in a festive mood here.
The COVID-19 infection continues declining and recovery rate rising consistently during the last two months in the division where 15,084 patients among the total 15,792 infected people have already cured at the average recovery rate of 95.52 percent.
“Though the COVID-19 vaccination campaign is running efficiently amid a declining infection rate, people should wear masks while remaining outside and abide by the health directives to prevent further spread of the deadly virus,” Dr. Lyzu added.