Covid-19 vaccination drive for teens to kick off on Monday


Hamzah said all children aged 12-17 and residing in Brunei are eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine. - Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network): The National Vaccination Programme for Covid-19 for 38,201 students aged 12-17 will start on Nov 8 (Monday), Minister of Education Dato Hamzah Sulaiman announced.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ministry of Health (MoH) would work closely to vaccinate the students, he added.

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