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Children must get registered for Covid-19 vaccine

News Desk Medicine 2022-06-28, 2:39pm

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