Desk Report
Publish: 10 Aug 2021, 10:22 pm
Moderna Covid vaccine (Photo: Collected)
In a bid to ensure the
second dose of the Moderna Covid vaccine, the government has decided to halt
administering its first dose after August 12.
The Department of Health
Services has issued the notice after getting approval from the Director-General
of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Tuesday.
According to the notice,
the administering of the first dose of the Moderna vaccine will be suspended after
Aug. 12 across the country.
But in centers where the the first dose of vaccine remains in stock the second dose will begin after the
stock finishes.
The second dose will be
sent to the vaccination centres as per the quantity soon, it said.
Besides, it also asked to
start administering the second dose of Sinopharm from August 14.
The authorities concerned
have been asked to take necessary steps in this regard.
As the ruthless Delta
variant of Covid-19 keeps rising, Bangladesh on Saturday kicked off another
phase of its mass vaccination drawing a huge response.
With a fresh stock of vaccine doses in hand,
the government’s aim is to inoculate 80% of its population, with each getting
two doses administered, reports UNB.
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