COVID-19 vaccination: Registration for children aged 15-18 to begin from Jan 1

NEWS WAVE INDIA: From January 1, children in the age group of 15 to 18 will be eligible to register on the CoWin platform. CoWin platform chief Dr. R S Sharma Said: “We have added an additional (10th) ID card for registration the student ID card because some might not have Aadhaar or other identity cards.”

Emphasizing precaution in view of the rise in cases of Omicron variant of covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on December 25th announced three major decisions in the fight against the disease including start of vaccination for children in 15 to 18 age group from coming January 3.

In his address to the nation, the Prime Minister said the government was following scientific advice in the vaccination drive against covid-19. The Prime Minister said that 61% of the adult population in the country had been given both doses of covid-19 vaccine while 90% of the adult population has go the first dose. India started the COVID vaccination drive on January 16 this year. The Prime Minister said that the move to provide vaccination to children in 15 to 18 age group is likely to aid in education normalization in schools and will reduce the worrie of the parents with school going children.