LAHORE, Pakistan: The Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has announced to launch a vaccination drive across the province next month to protect children against typhoid.
In a statement on Wednesday, Usman Buzdar said that the “Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine” drive will be launched in Punjab from February 1 to 15, 2021 as per the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Under the drive, children from 9 months to 15 years of age would be vaccinated across Punjab to protect them from contagious infection.
The Chief Minister said that in 2017, 63% of typhoid cases and 70% of typhoid deaths in Pakistan were among children younger than 15 years of age.
2017 میں ٹائیفائڈ سے ہونے والی 70 فیصد اموات 15 سال سے کم عمر بچوں کی تھیں۔
ہم یکم سے 15 فروری تک پنجاب میں WHO کی گائیڈ لائنز کے مطابق “Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine” مہم شروع کر رہے ہیں جس میں 9 ماہ سے 15 سال کے بچوں کو ویکسین دی جائے گی تاکہ انہیں اس موذی مرض سے بچایا جا سکے۔
— Usman Buzdar (@UsmanAKBuzdar) January 27, 2021
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