Finding no alternative, he contacted officials at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The officials said there is no alternative to the NID number. I am a bit worried as my mother has health complications, Shimul told The Daily Star yesterday.
He said he was exploring ways to obtain the number from the Election Commission. I am not sure how I would recover the number.
Homemaker in Rangpur Tahmina Begum, 57, is on the same boat. She too has lost the card and has no way of registering for the shots.
Like them, there are many seriously vulnerable to Covid-19. They cannot register online.