COVID - 19 Vaccination in Bangladesh

 The viral infection , COVID - 19 has proved to be incurable by medicines till date . However , it can be prevented through vaccination . According to Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary , a vaccine is a substance that is put into the blood and that protects the body from a disease .

 Since December 2020 , many countries have started the COVID - 19 vaccination campaign . Bangladesh too launched a nationwide COVID - 19 vaccination drive with COVISHIELD , the Oxford University - AstraZeneca vaccine , from February 2021 , with a target of vaccinating 30 million people . 

However , due to shortage of vaccines , Bangladesh received only 7 millions of it from India . Afterwards , Sputnik V , BBIBP - CorV , and COVAX were given authorization for emergency vaccination of the people .

 As per the plan , the vaccination is being done in five phases under a priority scheme . Health workers , freedom fighters , law enforcement agencies , military , and other forces , government officials , journalists , public representatives , employees of city corporations and municipalities , and religious leaders are selected for the first phase . 

In the later phases , 80 % of the entire population will gradually be vaccinated in different priority clusters . The COVIDSHIELD vaccine is being administered in two dozes and has a few reported cases of minor side effects .

 The recipients may experience pain and swelling in the arm , feel feverish , tired , unwell , etc. for a few days after vaccination . This is a sign that the immune system is reacting to the vaccine so that gradually it can fight off the virus . 

Needless to mention , misconceptions about the vaccine should not be entertained . The concerned authority is working hard to communicate proper information so that we can reach the goal of herd immunity through mass vaccination .