Age limit to be revised once more Covid-19 vaccines available: health minister

The government will continue the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination campaign until June-July, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

Besides, age limit will be revised once more vaccines are available, he said following a meeting on the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination campaign at his office in the Secretariat.

According to the National Covid-19 Vaccine Deployment Plan, a total of 1.5 crore people will be inoculated in the first phase.

The minister informed that Bangladesh will get around 1.09 crore Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine under the COVAX facility by May this year.

In total, Bangladesh will receive four crore doses of vaccine from COVAX.

He also said that teachers and the students will be inoculated soon.

The private sector will be allowed to import and sell Covid-19 vaccine in the domestic market, but the government will continue providing vaccine to the people for free.

Foreigners will also get vaccine from the government as per the list of the ministry of foreign affairs, he added.