Bangladesh to vaccinate kids aged 5-12 amid fresh surge in COVID-19 cases

Dhaka: Bangladesh has decided to start administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 5-12 amid a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases.
Bangladeshi Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque made the announcement on Wednesday, saying the initiative will start next month.
“We’ll start the vaccination program in the last week of July,” he said at a news conference.
Also Read India records 14,506 new Covid cases, 30 deaths “We’ll soon procure vaccines and syringes suitable for children,” Xinhua news agency quoted Maleque as saying.
In order to receive vaccination, children aged 5-12 will have to register using their birth certificate on the government’s (Surokkha) app.
Bangladesh’s Cabinet Division on Tuesday issued a circular with the six-point directives to contain the fresh outbreak of the pandemic.