Bangladesh to roll out 4th dose of Covid vaccine from Dec 20

Bangladesh is set to roll out the fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine on December 20 at seven vaccination centres in Dhaka.

"We are going to administer the fourth dose of COVID-19 jab for the first time from December 20th...the vaccination drive of the fourth dose will be launched in a limited scale," Ahmedul Kabir, additional director general of the Directorate General of Health Services(DGHS) told a press briefing in the city on Tuesday, reports BSS.

People aged 60 years and above, frontline workers and the patients who suffer from chronic diseases will be administered the fourth dose of COVID-19 jabs, he said.