DHAKA, Feb 14, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 16,98,394 people have so far been
registered to receive COVID-19 vaccines as the vaccination campaign was
launched on January 27.
“As many as 16,98,394 people got registered till 2.30pm today to take
COVID-19 vaccines,” Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources
said.
As of February 13, the number of vaccine receivers is 7,36,680 as the
countrywide vaccination campaign began on February 7. Among the vaccine
receivers, 5,13,621 are male and 2,23,059 female.
People aged 40 years and above now can get registered to receive COVID-19
vaccines, the health ministry sources said.
According to earlier decision of the government, people aged 55 years and
above were only eligible for taking vaccines but the decision has been
revised a day after launching of the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination drive.
The vaccination drive was conducted at 50 hospitals in Dhaka city and 1005
hospitals outside the capital, the DGHS said, adding the immunization
programme will begin at 8am and it will continue till 2.30 pm everyday.
But some hospitals will continue the vaccination programme throughout the
day, the health official said.
People have been asked to register through visiting www.surokkha.gov.bd
website to receive COVID-19 vaccnies.
Emergency hotline numbers for receiving information on vaccination are
16263, 333 and 10655.