Children in India to be inoculated with Bharat Biotech’s vaccine from tomorrow
India will begin vaccinating children -- between the ages of 15 and 18 -- against Covid-19 for the first time from tomorrow amidst a surge in Covid-19 infections, including the fast-spreading Omicron, in several parts of the country.
The children will be administered India's indigenous Covaxin, manufactured by Bharat Biotech, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
Seeking to ensure smooth roll-out of vaccination guidelines for the children of the specified age group, the Indian Health Ministry today held a meeting in which the states were advised to ensure the orientation of vaccinators and vaccination team members and the identification of dedicated session sites for vaccination of 15-18 age-group.
To avoid the mixing-up of vaccines during administration, separate Covid Vaccination Centres, separate session sites, separate queue (if at the same session where adult vaccination is going on) and separate vaccination team are to be strived for.
Indian Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who attended the meeting online, noted that Omicron variant being highly transmissible, a high surge in cases can overwhelm the medical system and advised the states to leave no stone unturned in ramping up infrastructure to manage a sharp rise so that India escapes unscathed from this episode of Covid-19.
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