Vaccination of RMG workers begins in Ctg
Vaccination of workers under the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) and Karnaphuli EPZ have started from yesterday. Under the programme, around two lakh workers of the EPZs will get vaccinated in phases.
The programme was initiated by a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) decision. On the first day, a total of 3,298 workers from eight factories were vaccinated.
The programme aims to vaccinate 2,20,000 workers from 70 factories.
Moshiuddin Bin Mesbha, general manager of CEPZ, told The Daily Star, "The programme has been arranged for workers who registered for the mass vaccination programme but could not get vaccinated."
"Along with health workers of the city corporation, health workers of the CEPZ are also participating in the programme which will run every day from 9am to 5pm."
Syed M Tanvir, director of NHT Fashion Ltd, one of the factories whose workers were vaccinated yesterday, said, "If we want to continue economic activities of the country, it's imperative to keep factories open during the pandemic. As a result, it's necessary to bring all workers under vaccination in the interest of the country's economy."
Chattogram Civil Surgeon Shekh Fazle Rabbi said, "In the first phase, we will vaccinate 50,000 workers from the two EPZs in coordination with the Chittagong City Corporation. Although initial plans are to vaccinate 2,000 workers every day, we are looking to increase that number."
Nazma Binte Alamgir, general manager (public relations) of Bangladesh Export
Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA), told The Daily Star, "Earlier, vaccination programmes were started in five other EPZs, including Mongla EPZ, Ishwardi EPZ, Cumilla EPZ, Uttara EPZ, and Adamjee EPZ."
"We are yet to start in the factories of Dhaka EPZ due to the excessive number of workers there. But we plan to start soon," she added.
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