Immunizing schoolchildren matured between 12 - 18 years against COVID-19 is at present being talked about, says Minister of Keheliya Rambukwella.
Tending to a virtual gathering from the Health Ministry today (Sep. 09), the priest called attention to that carrying out COVID inoculations for understudies ought to start at the most punctual conceivable to return schools soon.
After immunizations for the previously mentioned age bunch are finished, scholarly exercises in schools can be continued for understudies from Grade 07 to 13 as the scholastic and non-scholastic staff individuals have effectively been inoculated, he clarified.
As indicated by Minister Rambukwella, almost 2 million schoolchildren are relied upon to be immunized against the novel Covid under this vaccination program.
In the mean time, the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) has suggested the organization of Pfizer-BioNTech immunization to schoolchildren matured 12 - 18 years.
In an official statement gave yesterday (Sep. 08), the affiliation called attention to that youngsters in this age bunch for the most part don't get extreme sickness, in any case, kids with fundamental illnesses might do as such. Likewise, the SLMA recommended that they ought to be completely inoculated with Pfizer shots.
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