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Published: 28 Jan 2021 07:47 PM BdST
Updated: 29 Jan 2021 12:27 AM BdST State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak became the first lawmaker in the country to receive a COVID-19 vaccine shot at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, or BSMMU, on Jan 28, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove Health Minister Zahid Maleque speaks to the media during his visit to a booth to oversee the immunisation campaign at BSMMU on Jan 28, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove Dr Ainun Nahar Rabeya Diba, a physician of BSMMU, receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot at the hospital on Jan 28, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak speaks to the media after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine shot at BSMMU on Jan 28, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Frontliners lead from the front
Several ministers also take first jabs as pilot vaccination ends
Maintaining physical distancing, doctors, nurses and other employees of Mugda Medical College and Hospital wait in queues on the hospital’s third floor to collect registration forms for Covid-19 vaccination. Sixty people were given the jabs at the hospital yesterday, the last day of the two-day piloting of inoculation against the coronavirus. Photo: Anisur Rahman Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
The two-day piloting of inoculation against Covid-19 ended at five public hospitals in the capital yesterday.
Of the 541 people who got the vaccine shots yesterday, 296 were doctors, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
ICT minister, health secretary receive Covid-19 vaccine
Sun Online Desk
28th January, 2021 11:37:31
State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak and health secretary Abdul Mannan received Covid-19 vaccine at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the capital on Thursday.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque was present in the spot when Health Secretary received the vaccine.
Earlier in the morning, the Covid-19 vaccination programme began at five hospitals in the the capital.
Vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Prof Kanak Kanti Barua has received the first COVID vaccine shot in the university this morning.
In Dhaka Medical College Hospital, the campaign started at 9:55 am with vaccinating Dr Nurul Sattar Rumi, head of ENT department, at CBRN Complex of DMCH.
Govt takes multiple measures to tackle COVID-19: Maleque
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DHAKA, Jan 27, 2021 (BSS) – Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said the government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh has taken multiple measures to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We have been successful in containing the deadly virus as the government has taken different effective initiatives promptly,” he told the COVID-19 vaccination campaign at Kurmitola General Hospital in the city.
The much-anticipated inoculation drive began with vaccinating a nurse at first while some 20 to 25 frontline Covid-19 fighters, including physicians, nurses, health workers, members of law enforcement agencies, army and journalists, will be inoculated on the first day.