There is nothing to be afraid of the vaccine,” said Zafrullah, a doctor by training, before pointing out that all drugs may have some side effects. But I want Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina to get it first," he added, as he spoke at a discussion at the Gonoshasthaya Kendra in Dhaka on Friday. “The honourable prime minister will need to urge all to take the vaccine after getting her first shot. The government is planning to begin the vaccination drive by Jan 29 after Bangladesh received 2 million doses of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine arrived as gift from India on Thursday. Health Minister Zahid Maleque said politicians and VIPs are not in the target population prioritised in the vaccine drive plan.

Source: bd News24 January 22, 2021 13:41 UTC