Bangladesh begins COVID-19 vaccination for schoolchildren
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh has started vaccination for schoolchildren aged between 5 and 11 with pediatric Pfizer jabs.
The first dose of pediatric Pfizer vaccines received from the COVAX facility will be given to children in 21 centers in the capital Dhaka starting from August 25.
However, all the children aged 5-11 years across the country will come under the coverage, said the Ministry for Health and Family Welfare. Earlier, the age limit for COVID-19 vaccination was 12 to 17 years in Bangladesh.
Three million doses for children have arrived in the country through the COVAX facility, a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.
The Health Ministry has set a target of vaccinating some 22 million children aged 5-11 years across the country with the two-dose Pfizer vaccine. Vaccination will be administered in 55 zones in Dhaka for the next 14 days from August 25.
Bangladesh has so far recorded over 2 million COVID-19 cases, and 29,315 deaths since the pandemic started in December 2019.
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