Covid booster dose for 50 and above: PM directs Cabinet

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed to lower the minimum age to 50 for Covid-19 vaccine booster dose.

Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said this after the weekly Cabinet meeting today.

The Cabinet Secretary also said among the coronavirus-infected people, most have contracted the Delta variant.

He further said that the Cabinet has approved a bill on the search committee over the appointment of the election commissioners, which will be placed before the parliament soon.