MoH launches school-based vaccination campaign
The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Health (MoH) has launched a nationwide school-based vaccination campaign intended to prevent the spread of Covid-19 among school-going kids in Liberia.
The vaccination campaign is being implemented by the Government of Liberia through the Ministries of Health and Education in collaboration with development partners.
Health Minister Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah during the official launch of the campaign said COVID-19-related vaccines, including the Pediatric Pfizer vaccine, will be administered to students between the ages of five and eleven on their school campuses.
Dr. Jallah said the key objective of the campaign is to boost the immune systems of the kids and prevent them from contracting the virus and other diseases.
She called on parents not to panic, but to go to the school campuses to sign the consent form, which will allow their children to be vaccinated. Read More…