Bangladesh has started its COVID-19 vaccination programme for children aged 5-11 by administering the Pfizer shot to 16 students from Abul Bashar Government Primary School in Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Thursday. The special paediatric Pfizer vaccine will be expanded nationwide on August 25, reports bdnews24.com. Bangladesh launched its COVID vaccination drive in February 8, 2021, by giving the shot to people over 60. The children will get a Pfizer vaccine that has been specifically designed for children. According to the DGHS, 3 million doses of this paediatric vaccine have arrived in Bangladesh.

Source: bd News24 August 11, 2022 07:47 UTC