Amid growing concerns over the fresh spread of COVID-19, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has advised certain high-risk groups to receive vaccination. On Wednesday, DGHS Director General Md Abu Jafor said the agency currently has a stock of 1.71 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, which will be used in the imminent vaccination campaign. “Those who are unvaccinated and are in regular contact with others, including immunocompromised individuals and pregnant women, should take the vaccine,” he said. He said while the most recent 2024–2025 vaccines specifically target the omicron variant, the vaccines available in Bangladesh remain effective. Several hospitals, including the DNCC Dedicated COVID-19 Hospital, Mugda Medical College and Hospital, Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, and Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, have already set up facilities to treat COVID-19 patients.
