Bangladeshi experts and authorities are currently not in favour of a booster dose programme because of the limited vaccine stock. And still, there is no consensus among scientists that booster doses are necessary. However, many developing nations, along with the rich countries, have begun administering booster doses to their citizens. Maybe booster doses will be needed for some people who are at high risk,” Dr Firdausi said, adding that the icddr,b has launched a study jointly with the government’s disease control agency IEDCR to determine whether booster doses are really needed in Bangladesh. There are discussions about giving booster doses to people at high risk.

Source: bd News24 November 01, 2021 00:53 UTC