The government will launch another seven-day special vaccination campaign against Covid-19 from Thursday.
This campaign will send on December 7, Dr Shamsul Haque, director of the vaccination program of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), told reporters on Wednesday.
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Around 90 lakh people will be vaccinated under this campaign where 17,116 teams will provide the service, he added.
Meanwhile, the National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Covid-19 has recommended administering the fourth dose of Covid vaccine to contain the further spread of the virus, said Dr Shamsul Haque.
It recommended bringing front liners, citizens aged above 60 and the pregnant women under the fourth dose vaccination progamme in the first phase, he said.
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So far, 87 percent of the total population, including children, have received the first dose in the country while 73 percent the second dose, he added.