The three-day nationwide mass vaccination campaign is underway with huge response from vaccine seeker people as the drive is scheduled to end today.
The third day of the vaccination campaign for administering the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines began at 8am this morning.
"A total of 20,99,37,805 doses of COVID-19 vaccines including booster dose were administered till February 27, 2022 across the country," according to the data of Management Information System of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A total of 12,26,89,831 people have been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine till February 27 while 8,35,29,389 received the second dose across the country during the same period, it added.
As many as 37,18,585 people have so far received the booster dose of COVID- 19 vaccine to prevent the spread of the deadly virus, it added.
Of the total vaccination doses, 19,33,775 people received the first dose of coronavirus vaccines on the second day of the campaign while 77,44,38 received the second dose and 84,904 received booster dose during the same period, the DGHS added.
"Bangladesh has extended the one-day campaign into three-day drive to reach fully the unvaccinated people with first dose... we are receiving unprecedented response from all levels of people across the country,"
Director General of Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) Prof Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam told BSS.
"Like the past two days of the campaign, all eligible people are thronging designated vaccination centres and booths to receive COVID-19 jabs...we are monitoring the nationwide mass vaccination campaign to make it successful to fight the disease," Alam added.
Earlier, the government set a target to complete the first dose of coronavirus vaccine on February 26, but it (government) decided to continue the campaign for two more days to reach remarkable progress in the first dose of vaccination coverage, he added.
According to the DGHS, the second day of the nationwide mass vaccination campaign was conducted successfully as people thronged vaccination centers, makeshift and mobile booths to receive first dose of vaccines.
"We have extended the campaign till February 28 (today)... the countrywide mass vaccination campaign, that began at 8am on Saturday, has set a new record for administering over 1.20 crore people in a single day," Health Minister Zahid Maleque told a function at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) here yesterday (Sunday).
Of the total vaccination doses, 1,11,74,725 people received the first dose of coronavirus vaccines on the first day of the campaign while 8,15,073 received the second dose and 73,855 received booster dose during the same period, he added.
