Staff Reporter: So far, four crores 56 lakh 59 thousand 607 people in Bangladesh have received two doses of Corona vaccines. 6crore 82 lakh 1 thousand 40 people got the first dose. In all, 11 crores 38 lakh 60 thousand 647 dose vaccines have been administered.
The Department of Health said in a press release. On Saturday (December 18), 12 lakh 94 thousand 87 doses of vaccine were administered across the country. So far 19 lakh 47 thousand 564 students have received the first dose of vaccines. Two lakh 82 thousand 556 people got the second dose.
The vaccination program for 12-17-year-old students started on November 1 by vaccinating two ninth-grade students of Motijheel Ideal School in Dhaka.
The first dose was given to three lakh 64 thousand 203 people including students on Saturday. Nine lakh 29 thousand 884 people have been given the second dose. And the first dose has been given to two lakh 32 thousand 877 students. Four thousand 650 people got the second dose.
Vaccines are given - Oxford's AstraZeneca, Chinese-made Sinoform, Sinovac, Pfizer and Modern vaccines.
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