Chattogram Bureau :
Apart from the second dose of Covishield, the health department has stopped the first dose of modern and synopharma vaccines in the port city . However, due to stock of some vaccines, the first dose of vaccine can be given at Chittagong Medical College (CMC) Hospital on Thursday. Civil Surgeon Fazle Rabbi said, however, the resident medical officer of Chittagong General Hospital.
Ahmed Tanzimul Islam told media that the first dose of modern and synopharma vaccines has been stopped for the time being in the corona vaccination program at the General Hospital. However, the second dose of Oxford Astrageneca (Covishield) vaccine will continue as usual.
Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Chief Health Officer Selim Akhter Chowdhury told that vaccination activities are currently closed due to depletion of moderna vaccines. However, the second dose of Astrogenca will continue. Vaccination-related activities will be resumed shortly. On the other hand, Director of Chittagong Medical College Hospital Brigadier General SM Humayun Kabir told that we have some vaccines in stock. With which vaccination activities can be carried out today.
However, vaccination activities will be closed from tomorrow.
He said the second dose of Covishield would continue. It is learned that even though the vaccination activities are closed in all the vaccination centers in the city, the vaccination activities will continue in the upazilas for a few more days.
Meanwhile, hundreds of people gathered in front of the General Hospital on Thursday (August 12th) despite the announcement to stop vaccination activities.
They demanded that the vaccination activities be hastily stopped without any prior information. Vaccine recipients also complained that there was no campaign to stop the vaccination.
