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Hasan asks BNP leaders to take COVID-19 vaccines shunning shyness
DHAKA, Feb 17, 2021 (BSS) – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today
urged BNP leaders to take the COVID-19 vaccines shunning shyness.
He came up with the call while talking to reporters after taking his first
dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Bangladesh Secretariat clinic here.
Secretary of the Health Services Division Abdul Mannan and civil surgeon
of the clinic Ilias Ali were present on the occasion.
Hasan, also joint general secretary of the ruling Awami League, expressed
his gratitude to the BNP leaders, who have already taken vaccines and who
have been making statements on the urgency of inoculation.
“We are ashamed of the responsible BNP leaders, who have been conducting
propaganda over the vaccine…their propaganda proved that they always spread
rumours to mislead people and put the government in trouble,” he said.
He said since people are taking vaccine with much enthusiasm, the BNP
leaders are feeling embarrassed due to successful vaccination programme of
the government.
Noting that the government has taken massive preparedness and various
measures to manage the vaccination programme, the information minister said:
“I would like to ask the BNP leaders to take the COVID-19 vaccines shunning
shyness.
The government is committed to ensuring protection of all. We want to
protect the people of the opposition party who criticizes us every day.”
He said the way the Bangladesh government collected the vaccines in time
is rare around the world and even the United State and the European countries
are struggling to manage the COVID-19 vaccines.
The people’s enthusiasm in taking vaccines ignoring the propaganda proves
that the timely decision taken by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to protect the
country’s people is very successful, the minister said.
Replying to a question about his feeling after taking COVID-19 vaccine,
Hasan said those who have been administrating vaccines are very skilled and
he did not feel any pain while receiving the vaccine.
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