Dhaka: The nationwide typhoid vaccination campaign for children and adolescents will begin on October 12 instead of its previously scheduled start date of September 1.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the decision to reschedule the campaign was announced by the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) Manager, Dr. Abul Fazal Md Shahabuddin Khan. “We were not fully prepared to begin on the earlier date. Therefore, the new launch date for the campaign has been set for October 12,” Khan stated.
A formal directive regarding the rescheduling will be issued on Sunday, August 17. The government has set an ambitious target to vaccinate approximately five crore children and adolescents, aged between 9 months and 15 years, 11 months, and 29 days.
The single-dose injectable vaccine, which provides protection for up to seven years, has been procured with support from the Gavi Vaccine Alliance.