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Bangladesh initiated a month-long nationwide typhoid vaccination campaign on Sunday, October 12, targeting approximately 50 million children aged nine months to 15 years with free Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine doses until November 13.</span

Bangladesh initiated a month-long nationwide typhoid vaccination campaign on Sunday, October 12, targeting approximately 50 million children aged nine months to 15 years with free Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine doses until November 13.

The campaign represents Bangladesh becoming the eighth country globally to implement this vaccination drive, with support from international organizations including UNICEF, Gavi the Vaccine Alliance and the World Health Organization.</span

The campaign represents Bangladesh becoming the eighth country globally to implement this vaccination drive, with support from international organizations including UNICEF, Gavi the Vaccine Alliance and the World Health Organization.

According to Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 data, typhoid affects approximately 478,000 people annually in Bangladesh, resulting in about 8,000 deaths with children accounting for 68 percent of these fatalities.</span

According to Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 data, typhoid affects approximately 478,000 people annually in Bangladesh, resulting in about 8,000 deaths with children accounting for 68 percent of these fatalities.

The vaccination campaign addresses growing concerns about drug-resistant typhoid strains spreading across South Asia, with researchers in Bangladesh recently identifying ceftriaxone-resistant strains of the disease.</span

The vaccination campaign addresses growing concerns about drug-resistant typhoid strains spreading across South Asia, with researchers in Bangladesh recently identifying ceftriaxone-resistant strains of the disease.

On the first day of the campaign, over one million children received vaccinations, with 830,000 recorded online by 6:00 pm and additional manually registered children bringing the total above one million.</span

On the first day of the campaign, over one million children received vaccinations, with 830,000 recorded online by 6:00 pm and additional manually registered children bringing the total above one million.

Following the campaign's completion, the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine will be integrated into Bangladesh's routine immunization schedule for children under one year of age starting in 2026.</span

Following the campaign's completion, the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine will be integrated into Bangladesh's routine immunization schedule for children under one year of age starting in 2026.

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