Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Bangladesh has rescheduled its nationwide typhoid vaccination campaign for children and adolescents, citing delays in preparation caused by a recent strike by health assistants.

The programme, which was originally set to begin on September 1, will now start on October 12 and continue for 18 working days, health officials said on Saturday, bdnews24.com reports.

Around 50 million children and adolescents under the age of 15 will receive the free vaccine under the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI). The campaign will be conducted in two phases, first through school-based vaccination camps and then at EPI centres for those who missed their shots.

The vaccine will be administered as a single-dose injection, which pro...