Nationwide typhoid vaccination drive starts Sunday

The government will begin administering free typhoid vaccines to children aged nine months to 15 years from Sunday, October 12, as part of a month-long nationwide campaign. According to the Health Services Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, children from pre-primary to class nine (or equivalent) will receive one dose of the vaccine under the Typhoid Vaccination Campaign-2025. To receive the vaccine, parents or...