Nationwide typhoid vaccination campaign begins | News

DHAKA, Oct 12, 2025 (BSS) - The nationwide month-long "Typhoid Vaccination Campaign-2025" began today, with the aim of providing Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) free of cost to over five crore children. Under the campaign, the government will administer vaccines to children from pre-primary to class nine (or equivalent) at schools and at community-level EPI centres till November 13. To receive the vaccine, parents or guardians must complete an online registration by submitting the child's birth registration details at vaxepi.gov.bd. Inaugurating the campaign at Maple Leaf International School in the capital's Dhanmondi as the chief guest, Director General (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Professor Dr Md Abu Jafor said that registration for the vaccine can be done...