3,356 adolescents in Brunei receive second dose of Covid vaccine


An overview of the vaccination centre at the Indoor Stadium on Dec 6. - BB

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network): Some 3,356 students, aged between 12 and 17, on Monday (Dec 6) received the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine as part of the campaign to inoculate adolescents nationwide.

This was said by Minister of Education Dato Seri Setia Awang Hamzah Sulaiman at the daily press conference, who added that the vaccination drive will run from Dec 6-18, involving 37,089 students from schools and institutions under the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Religious Affairs, as well as private and international schools.

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