3.5K students get vaccine against tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis

As many as 3,527 students have been vaccinated in 58 schools against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (TdaP) as part of the Ministry of Public Health’s (MoPH) annual campaign to vaccinate 10 graders from private schools in the country.

Vaccination in private schools will continue until early next week. In government schools, medical teams from Primary Health Care Corporation will hold vaccination from March 12 to 16.The TdaP vaccination campaign is organised by the Health Protection and Communicable Diseases Control Department at MoPH through its vaccination section. It is organised for the seventh year in collaboration with the Primary Health Care Corporation and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education. The campaign is targeting grade ten students as these diseases and considered dangerous and can cause disability or even death among young adults. Health protection and Communicable Diseases Control Department at the MoPH has advised all parents to urge their sons and daughters to take advantage of the opportunity.