32 crore 31 lakh corona vaccinations arrived in the country: Health Minister

Health Minister Zahid Malek said that so far more than 32 crore 31 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine have been imported and booster doses have been given to more than 4 crore people in the country.

The Health Minister gave this information in a written reply to Ali Azam, Awami League Member of Parliament for Bhola-2 Constituency, on Monday (August 29) in the National Parliament session. Speaker Dr. Shireen Sharmin Chowdhury presided over the session.

Health Minister Zahid Malek said that 32 crore 31 lakh 9 thousand 500 doses of vaccine have been imported till August 22 of this year to prevent coronavirus in the country.

He said that after the start of vaccination program in the country till now (22 August 2022) 12 crore 98 lakh 60 thousand 578 people received the first dose of vaccine, 12 crore 10 lakh 67 thousand 740 people were given the second dose and 4 crore 27 lakh 69 thousand 777 people were given the third (booster) dose of the vaccine.

On January 27, 2021, the corona virus vaccination program started across the country by vaccinating a nurse at Kurmitola General Hospital in the capital. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the program virtually from Ganabhaban that day.