School children to get vaccine from this week

Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Professor Dr. ABM Khurshid Alam has said that school vaccination program will begin this week.

School children aged 12 to 17 in 21 districts across the country will get vaccine, he said.

Professor Dr. ABM Khurshid Alam said this to journalists after a program on Tuesday.

Children will be vaccinated from this week. Their registration process will be completed through educational institutions. A separate vaccination center will be set up for them, he said.