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Vaccination starts in celebratory mood

Convince people to take the jab


Bangladeshpost
Published : 08 Feb 2021 08:58 PM | Updated : 09 Feb 2021 01:28 AM

In the hope of a quick recovery from coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh kicked off its COVID 19 vaccination drive with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines across the country. When most of the countries in the world are struggling to even receive the vaccine, our government’s historic move and vigilance have propelled us towards the actual vaccination programme.

People from different social strata including ministers, bureaucrats, doctors, and journalists were seen receiving the vaccine in different inoculation centres after the inauguration by  Health Minister Zahid Maleque at the Sheikh Russel Gastroliver Institute and Hospital in Dhaka.


The government should make strenuous 

efforts to make the vaccination 

drive a success


After taking the jab people were in a jolly mood and shared their photos and feelings on various social media platforms. In a contrastic scenario, a swaying opposition politician also took the jab, it shows even they trust the COVID vaccination drive and showed everyone that when it came to their own health, political differences went out of the window, rationality and good sense triumphed.

In an unfortunate turn of events, there is still some misperception among people whether to take the vaccine or not. However, after such a stupendous start to the vaccination drive they should get encouraged to get vaccinated. Government also has some roles to play here. In order to eliminate any such confusion, the government must make their vaccine distribution and promotion plan more public and work with clarity.

On top of that, extensive promotional campaigns of ‘Surakkha’ app should be held for raising awareness among common people about the crucial need of getting vaccinated to save themselves from this deadly virus as more people will know about the vaccine drive and its distribution process, more of them will be likely to get vaccinated. The government should make strenuous efforts to make this vaccination drive a proper success.