People with multiple diseases can take Covid booster shot without SMS
People, of any age, with comorbidity or multiple health conditions can take booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine even if they do not receive confirmation SMS, Prof Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, director general of the health directorate, said today.
In that case, one has to show necessary documents proving his/her underlying health condition.
"We have instructed all vaccination centres already. People with severe health conditions can take booster dose from the respective centres where they received two Covid vaccine doses earlier," Prof Khurshid Alam told journalists at a meeting with Bangladesh Health Reporters Forum in his office.
He also said that they were considering reducing the age limit from 60 years for people to be eligible for Covid booster dose.
In future, there will be an opportunity to take booster dose from different centres.
He informed that there will be an inter-ministerial meeting on Omicron this evening.
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