More than 110,000 Rohingya refugee children and adolescents living in the camps in Cox’s Bazar have received their first jab against Covid-19, as part of the National Vaccination Plan from the Government of Bangladesh.
More than half of the one million Rohingya refugees living in the camps in Bangladesh are children, according to a UNHCR statement released on Sunday.
Including them in the national vaccination drive is key to keeping everyone safe. In just a week almost 100 per cent of the targeted population between 12 and 17 years of age were vaccinated.
Overall, almost 500,000 Rohingya refugees have now received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
The second round of vaccinations for children and adolescents aged 12 years and older will take place after the Eid holidays, pending confirmation by the Government of Bangladesh, it added.
