The trial run for the Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11 begins on Thursday to prevent the infection of the virus.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque will inaugurate the program at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital at 11am, reports Bangla Tribune.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), initially, this program will be conducted in 12 city corporation areas of the country. However, it will be gradually started in the districts and upazilas of the country.
DGHS Director General Prof Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam said the first round of Covid vaccination for the children will last for 12 days from August 25 to September 7.
“The second dose of the vaccine will be provided two months after the first round,” he added.
The director general also mentioned: "We have sufficient quantities of Pfizer's specially prepared vaccines for children. Our vaccination workers are also ready across the country.”
Earlier on Sunday, the health minister announced the matter at a program held in Dhaka on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week 2022.
The health minister also said that the parents have to register on the Surokkha app to get their children vaccinated.
A total of 15,02,400 doses of the first batch of Pfizer vaccine, which is specially formulated for children between the ages of five and 11, arrived in Dhaka on July 30.
