Health Minister Zahid Maleque said school students, aged 12 to 17, will hopefully get COVID vaccine from November 1.

He said the vaccination drive, which will initially open at 12 centres in Dhaka, will later expand to the rest of the country. 

The minister made the development while talking to reporters after the Cabinet meeting on Thursday.

He said: "The work on the students' list is on the last stage. The education ministry has given us the list. We've sent the list to the ICT ministry. They also completed students' registration on the Surokkha Apps. The rest of work will be done from schools."

Students will be administered with Pfizer's COVID vaccine, he said, adding around 40,000 students are expected to receive the vaccine everyday as per the government's capacity.

BDST: 1419 HRS, OCT 28, 2021
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