All set for ‘pilot project’ in rural areas
Anyone above 25 years old, who will come to the centre with their NID card, will be able to complete registration and will be provided with the vaccine.
A "pilot project" of the government's special countrywide mass vaccination drive at grass-roots level kicks off today. The main campaign will begin on August 14. Authorities of different districts have taken preparations for the drive.
The preparations include setting up vaccination centres, building awareness and arranging on-spot registration.
Senior citizens, women and people with disabilities will be prioritised for jabs, said health officials.
Our correspondents from different districts reported on the preparation.
In Khulna, massive campaigns were launched to make the programme successful.
A total of 307 booths have already been prepared to run the programme. At least 200 people will be vaccinated in each booth daily.
Two vaccinators and three volunteers will be deployed in each centre. Besides, a supervisor will be assigned for every three centres. All of them have already been trained.
In Rajshahi, authorities aim to inoculate around 77,000 people today, 52,000 from unions and municipalities, and the remaining 25,000 from the city corporation.
One vaccination centre has been set up at each of the 73 union parishads and 14 municipalities of the district. Besides, 84 centres have been set up in the metropolitan area, said officials.
There will be a separate registration point in each centre. Anyone above 25 years old, who will come to the centre with their NID card, will be able to complete registration and will be provided with the vaccine.
In Sylhet, preparations are going on in full-swing for mass vaccination drives.
Mohammad Yahya, chairperson of Nijpat union of Sylhet's Jaintapur upazila, said, "We've successfully prepared for mass inoculation by installing vaccine centres. We also ran a mass awareness campaign and are hopeful to see a lot of people at the centres."
Tahmilur Rahman, upazila nirbahi officer of Gowainghat upazila, said, "We've mobilised volunteers in all unions to register freedom fighters on a priority basis."
"We've also prepared registration facilities at the centres with help from Union Digital Centres," he said.
In Rangpur division, the inoculation drive will be conducted in all 535 unions under eight districts.
Three vaccination booths have been set up in each union, and 200 people will be vaccinated at each booth daily, said Dr Motaharul Islam, divisional director (health) of Rangpur.
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