‘Covid booster shots for over 60s, frontliners from this month’
13 December 2021, 03:18 pm | Updated: 23 November 2024, 08:44 am
Health Minister Zahid Maleque said the authorities will start to administer booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccine to frontline workers as well as people aged 60 and over from this month.
The minister shared the information while speaking to the media after the weekly Cabinet meeting on Monday.
He said: “We have now 2,500 vaccination booths. Instructions have been given to set another 1,000 up in order to ease the vaccination procedure.”
According to the health directorate, over 66 million people have received at least the first dose, while a little over 42 million have completed the course.
