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2,26,678 administered COVID-19 vaccines on Monday
DHAKA, Feb 15, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 2,26,678 people were administered
COVID-19 vaccines across the country on February 15.
Among the vaccine receivers, 1,47,155 were male and 79,523 female,
according to the data of Management Information System of Directorate General
of Health Services(DGHS).
As of today (Monday), the number of vaccine receivers is 11,32,711 as the
vaccination campaign was launched on January 27. Of them, 7,73,624 are male
and 3,59,087 female.
People aged 40 years and above now can get registered to receive COVID-19
vaccines, the health ministry sources said.
The vaccination drive was conducted at 50 hospitals in Dhaka city and 1005
hospitals outside the capital today, 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.
The inoculation would be administered among people in government hospitals
up to upazila level while 19,68,998 people so far got them registered to be
inoculated.
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