DHAKA, Feb 9, 2022 (BSS) - A total of 8,91,82,207 people have been

registered to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the country as 16,84,70,892 doses
of vaccines were administered till February 8, 2022.

   "As many as 8,50,24,814 people have been registered using NID cards,
13,68,317 registered using passports and 27,89,076 registered using birth
registration certificates," Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
sources said today.

    As of yesterday (Tuesday), as many as 9,96,60,345 people received the
first dose of COVID-19 vaccines while 6,65,60,833 received the second dose in
the country," according to the data of Management Information System of
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

    A total of 22,49,714 people have so far received the booster dose of
COVID- 19 vaccine to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.

    The health ministry sources said the government has fixed 40 years as the
minimum age to receive booster dose as the nationwide COVID-19 booster shot
campaign was launched on December 19, 2021 to scale up its efforts for
containing the spread of the lethal virus.

   "As part of intensifying the nationwide inoculation drive, the government
has set 25 years as the minimum age ....meaning people aged 25 years and
above are allowed to receive COVID-19 vaccines," it added.

    On November 1, last year, the vaccination campaign for students aged
between 12 and 17 years began across the country.

    The government has set a target to vaccinate people with 28 crore COVID-
19 vaccine shots including booster dose.