‘They are also our people’: Myanmar military rulers promise to vaccinate minority Rohingya against Covid

A ruling military council

A ruling military council in Myanmar has said its vaccination campaign against coronavirus will now include at least some of the Rohingya people, considered to be stateless since Myanmar’s change of power several years ago.

The predominantly Muslim ethnic group living in at least two Myanmar districts bordering Bangladesh – Maungdaw and Buthidaung – will be provided with vaccine shots by Myanmar’s military government. Speaking at a news conference on Friday, the military council’s spokesman Zaw Min Tun said the Rohingya “are also our people,” adding, “We will not leave anyone behind.” No further details or clarifications have been provided.

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