Covid-19 booster effective against Omicron: Health Minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said the booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will work against the newly emerged variant Omicron.
"We've information that Omicron can largely be prevented by taking booster doses," he said while inaugurating the trial administration of booster doses at Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) in Mohakhali this morning.
As the government has enough stock of vaccines, the decision to administer the third booster dose has been taken, said Zahid.
"Anyone who has taken the first two doses of any Covid-19 vaccines is eligible to receive the Pfizer booster shot," he said.
Already 11 crore people have been vaccinated in the country comprising the two prescribed doses, said the minister.
"Currently, we've got a stock of 4.63 crore Covid-19 vaccines and will add 2 crore more by next month. With another 9 crore doses coming early next year, we'll hopefully be able to reach our vaccination goal by April," he added.
Regarding the registration in Surokkha App, he said the app has not yet been updated to register for booster shots but people can receive it by showing their vaccine cards.
Bangladesh is way ahead of many countries in administering booster doses.
Due to providing Covid-19 vaccines in time, the country is safe as the daily fatalities from the virus remained within one digit and the case positivity rate on Saturday dropped below one per cent, he said.
"This is a very rare incident for such a populous country like ours," the minister said.
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