Amid due enthusiasm vaccination campaign of first dose of Covid-19 vaccine is progressing in the district.
Health department in the campaign vaccinated 55 thousand children of first dose of covid-19 vaccine in the district.
Civil Surgeon, Dr Pronoy Kanti Das said the vaccination campaign of first dose began on October 11 with a target to vaccinate four lakh children in the district. He said under the campaign children aged from 5 years to 11 years will get first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in schools for 12 days and one day in village level. Head Master, Jamalpur Government Girls High School, Md Abdul Mannan said children in the institution spontaneously took vaccine on Monday. Guardians are showing keen interest to vaccinate their children, he added.