But Bangladesh was already short of enough doses to fully vaccinate all the citizens who have received the first dose. More than 1.5 million people missed the second dose on scheduled dates. 100M MILESTONEThe number of doses of the coronavirus vaccines, administered by the government in nearly 10 months after the immunisation drive had begun in February, has crossed the 100 million mark. It means over 35 percent of the population have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccines while more than 22 percent got both doses. The government targets to inoculate nearly 140 million people against COVID-19 and for that it will need around 280 million doses.

Source: bd News24 December 01, 2021 20:32 UTC