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COVID-19 -VACCINATION-DOSES
Second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to be administered after 8 weeks
DHAKA, Feb 15, 2021 (BSS) – The government has decided to administer the
second dose of COVID-19 vaccine eight weeks after the first dose.
“Each person needs to be vaccinated with two doses… the second dose will
be given after eight weeks,” Additional Director General of Directorate
General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Nasima Sultana told BSS tonight.
She said people should receive COVID-19 vaccines without any fear and
confusion as no significant side effects of vaccines are reported since the
campaign was launched on January 27.
A total of 2,26,678 people were administered COVID-19 vaccines across the
country on February 15, according to the data of Management Information
System of Directorate General of Health Services(DGHS).
Among the vaccine receivers, 1,47,155 were male and 79,523 female.
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.
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