People can still get Covid vaccine 1st dose at permanent vaccination centres
Those, who are yet to be vaccinated, can still take the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at permanent vaccination centres across the country.
They can go to upazila health complexes, district hospitals or NGO-run hospitals where the vaccination programme is still going on, Dr Md Shamsul Haque, line director of MNC&AH unit of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said at a virtual conference.
The second and booster dose programme will run as usual, he said.
"As there are many industries in some areas like Savar, Keraniganj, Gazipur and Narayanganj, a large number of people could not be brought under the vaccination programme," Dr Shamsul said.
"Local authorities concerned have been asked to extend the vaccination programmme, if needed," he added.
Earlier, the government announced that the first dose vaccination programme would end through a special campaign on February 26.
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