15 crore Covid vaccine doses to be administered by Jan: Health Minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said that the government will be able to administer 15 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine by January next year.
"Nine crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered till now. Another six crore doses will be administered by January," said the minister.
He was speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural function of Bangabandhu Gold Cup Premier Division District Football League at Shaheed Miraj-Tapan Stadium in Manikganj town this afternoon.
The minister said 7.5 crore people would be vaccinated by next January. A total of 13 crore people in the country will have to be vaccinated. Of them, one crore are out of the country. The remaining 12 crore will be inoculated, he said.
Zahid Maleque also urged the country's people to maintain Covid-19 health guidelines.
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