45,15,618 registered to receive COVID-19 vaccines

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DHAKA, March 2, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 45,15,618 people have so far been registered to receive COVID-19 vaccines as the vaccination campaign was launched on January 27.

“As many as 45,15,618 people got registered till 2.30 pm today to take
COVID-19 vaccines,” Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources
said.

As of March 1, the number of vaccine receivers is 32,26,825. Among the
vaccine receivers, 20,81,816 are male and 11,45,009 female as the countrywide
vaccination campaign was launched on February 7.

People aged 40 years and above now can get registered to receive COVID-19
vaccines, the health ministry sources said.

The vaccination drive was conducted at 50 hospitals in Dhaka city and
1005 hospitals outside the capital, the DGHS said, adding the immunization
programme will begin at 8am and it will continue till 2.30 pm every day.

But some hospitals will continue the vaccination programme throughout the
day, the health official said.

People have been asked to register through visiting www.surokkha.gov.bd
website to receive COVID-19 vaccines.

Emergency hotline numbers for receiving information on vaccination are
16263, 333 and 10655.