Children must get registered for Covid-19 vaccine

In a bid to prevent coronavirus infections across the country, children ages 5 to 12 years will be given COVID-19 vaccine.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has said children must get registered for Covid-19 vaccine. Application for registration will be performed through its ‘surokkha app’.

DGHS Additional Director General Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora said amid a sharp rise in coronavirus infections, we have made COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for children.