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Second dose of Covid-19 vaccine to be administered after 8 weeks

TBP Desk
15 Feb 2021 23:07:57 | Update: 15 Feb 2021 23:33:19
Second dose of Covid-19 vaccine to be administered after 8 weeks
The government has decided to administer the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine eight weeks after the first dose.

“Each person needs to be vaccinated with two doses… the second dose will be given after eight weeks,” Additional Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Nasima Sultana said.

She said people should receive Covid-19 vaccines without any fear and confusion as no significant side effects of vaccines are reported since the campaign was launched on January 27.

A total of 2,26,678 people were administered Covid-19 vaccines across the country on February 15, according to the data of Management Information
System of Directorate General of Health Services(DGHS).

Among the vaccine receivers, 1,47,155 were male and 79,523 female.

As of today (Monday), the number of vaccine receivers is 11,32,711 as the vaccination campaign was launched on January 27. Of them, 7,73,624 are  male and 3,59,087 female.

 

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