First Dose of Coronavirus Vaccine Will End on Feb 26

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has said the ongoing activities of providing the first coronavirus vaccine will end on February 26. Then, the applying activities on the second and booster doses will be intensified.

Director General (DG) Prof Khurshid Alam made the disclosure in a virtual briefing on Tuesday (February 15).

He said, “Activities of providing the first dose vaccine will end on February 26 through the campaign ‘Crore doses in a day’. Then, activities on providing the second and booster dose will be intensified. Those who have yet not received the vaccine, please go the nearest center and get vaccinated to stay protected.”

DHGS DG said, “A recently published study states that people who died of coronavirus, most of them did not get vaccinated. We have observed less death rate among those who received the vaccine. In this situation, we urge all to take the vaccine as soon as possible. With this, keep yourself protected, keep the country protected.”

Khurshid Alam said, “We will conduct a massive campaign across the country on February 26. We have set a target of providing the highest number of doses on the day. In that case, those who have yet not taken the vaccine, we urge them all to participate in the campaign and get vaccinated. With the campaign, activities of our first dose will end.”

According to the latest data, a total of 17,50,81,262 doses of coronavirus vaccine of different companies have been provided. Of them, 10,09,11,021 people have received the first dose while 7,14,75,721 taken second dose and 26,94,520 got the booster dose.