Administration of the second dose of a countrywide Covid-19 inoculation drive will commence September 7, Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services ABM Khurshid Alam said Wednesday.
He disclosed the information at an event at the Central Medical Stores Depot (CMSD) auditorium.
The government started a mass vaccination programme on February 7.
On August 7, a special week-long mass vaccination campaign was launched including the rural and remote areas of the country. People were allowed to receive Covid-19 vaccine shots without prior registration, by only showing their national identity cards.
The government said to be resuming the walk-in inoculation programme soon.
However, Health Minister Zahid Maleque on August 23 said the government had backtracked from the mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign due to an imminent vaccine shortage.
He added that everyone would have to register online to get their jabs when vaccine doses arrive.
