DHAKA, Nov 2 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh started administering COVID-19 vaccines to school children aged 12-17 years in the capital, Dhaka.
The campaign was formally launched yesterday, at a vaccination centre, in Dhaka’s leading Ideal School and College, in the presence of Education Minister, Dipu Moni, and Health Minister, Zahid Maleque.
The campaign will be expanded to other districts outside Dhaka gradually.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services, students will be receiving Pfizer vaccine doses, in line with the World Health Organisation instructions, at eight centres in the capital, Dhaka, initially.
As 120 students, who were administered Pfizer doses on an experimental basis on Oct 14 showed no side effects, the Bangladeshi government launched the campaign in Dhaka, with a target to vaccinate at least 40,000 students every day.– NNN-BSS
