 The Bangladeshi authorities has confirmed the presence of a brand new coronavirus subvariant JN.1 within the South Asian nation.“The JN.1 pressure was present in 5 Covid-19 sufferers who don’t have any journey historical past,” Tahmina Shireen, Director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Illness Management and Analysis (IEDCR), advised journalists on Thursday.She additional mentioned that is the primary time that the presence of the JN.1 pressure was confirmed in Bangladesh, Xinhua information company reported.Towards this backdrop, Bangladesh’s Directorate Basic of Well being Companies (DGHS) below the Ministry of Well being issued a discover on Thursday, directing the authorities to renew the Covid-19 vaccination programme for first, second and booster (third and fourth) doses.The Bangladeshi authorities has deliberate to manage 250 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine by subsequent 12 months, a senior official mentioned right here on Tuesday.Jahangir Alam, Secretary of Bangladesh’s Well being Companies Division, advised journalists that half of those vaccine photographs might be administered as a fourth dose this 12 months, and the remaining might be administered in 2025.In response to the official, the contemporary vaccination drive will prioritise frontline employees and people with well being vulnerabilities within the wake of considerations over the emergence of the JN.1 variant of Covid-19.Final month, the World Well being Organisation categorised the JN.1 pressure as a separate variant of curiosity, citing the pressure’s quickly rising unfold across the globe.–IANSint/khz){kind=link}
Dhaka, Jan 19 (IANS) The Bangladeshi authorities has confirmed the presence of a brand new coronavirus subvariant JN.1 within the South Asian nation.
“The JN.1 pressure was present in 5 Covid-19 sufferers who don’t have any journey historical past,” Tahmina Shireen, Director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Illness Management and Analysis (IEDCR), advised journalists on Thursday.
She additional mentioned that is the primary time that the presence of the JN.1 pressure was confirmed in Bangladesh, Xinhua information company reported.
Towards this backdrop, Bangladesh’s Directorate Basic of Well being Companies (DGHS) below the Ministry of Well being issued a discover on Thursday, directing the authorities to renew the Covid-19 vaccination programme for first, second and booster (third and fourth) doses.
The Bangladeshi authorities has deliberate to manage 250 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine by subsequent 12 months, a senior official mentioned right here on Tuesday.
Jahangir Alam, Secretary of Bangladesh’s Well being Companies Division, advised journalists that half of those vaccine photographs might be administered as a fourth dose this 12 months, and the remaining might be administered in 2025.
In response to the official, the contemporary vaccination drive will prioritise frontline employees and people with well being vulnerabilities within the wake of considerations over the emergence of the JN.1 variant of Covid-19.
Final month, the World Well being Organisation categorised the JN.1 pressure as a separate variant of curiosity, citing the pressure’s quickly rising unfold across the globe.
–IANS
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