Vaccination of students aged 12-17 to begin within 20 days: Health minister

Health minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday said the campaign of vaccinating students aged between 12 to 17 years will begin within the next 20 days, reports UNB.

“I had a conversation with the prime minister Saturday in this regard. According to her decision, various activities will begin from the next week to vaccinate the children against Covid-19,” added the minister.

The minister announced this at a meeting at Manikganj municipality office premises. The children will be inoculated with US-made Pfizer vaccine doses as it is suitable for them, he said adding that all arrangements have been made to collect the vaccine doses.

The minister said, as the schools and colleges have already been reopened, it is necessary to bring the children under vaccination coverage.