Covid vaccination for 12-15 years to start this week: Official sources

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Centre is prone to start the Covid vaccination for kids within the age group of 12 -15 years this week, whereas the co-morbidity clause for administering precaution doses to senior residents could be eliminated, official sources mentioned on Monday.

Biological E’s Corbevax might be administered to 12-15 years age-group.

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) is learnt to have given its suggestion to start vaccination of kids within the 12-15 years age group.

“The vaccination of children in the age group of 12 -15 years is most likely to begin from Tuesday. Also, the co-morbidity clause for administering precaution doses to those aged 60 years and above would be removed,” an official supply mentioned.

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 final 12 months with healthcare employees (HCWs) getting inoculated within the first part.

The vaccination of frontline employees (FLWs) began from February 2 final 12 months.

The subsequent part of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from March 1 for individuals over 60 years of age and people aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid situations.

The nation launched vaccination for all aged greater than 45 years from April 1, 2021.

The authorities then determined to increase its vaccination drive by permitting everybody above 18 to be vaccinated from May 1 final 12 months.

The subsequent part of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from January 3 for adolescents within the age group of 15-18 years.

India started administering precaution dosez of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare employees, frontline employees, together with personnel deployed for election obligation and people aged 60 and above with co-morbidities, from January 10 this 12 months amid a spike in coronavirus infections fuelled by Omicron variant of the virus within the nation.