India Starts Vaccinating 12-14 Age Group, Boosters For All Above 60

New Delhi: India has begun to vaccinate children aged 12 to 14 years starting today for expanding coverage of Covid-19 vaccination.

Starting today Co-morbidity conditions for people aged 60 years and over to get caution doses have also been removed, and now everyone above the age of 60 can take a booster shot.

The Covid-19 vaccine which will be given to those aged 12-14 years will be Corbevax, which is produced by biological Evans, Hyderabad.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tweeted this morning, urged all who qualified to vaccinate.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan previously stated that only the Corbevax vaccine would be used for beneficiaries in the age group 12 to 14 years.

Corbevax has become a third vaccine against Covid-19 in India and will be available in all centers where free vaccination is available.

On Tuesday, the center has released guidelines for Covid-19 vaccinations of children between 12-14 years. Two doses of Corbevax biological intramuscular vaccines will be given at 28 days intervals, the word guidelines.

Beneficiaries between 14-15 years have been borne during vaccination for 15-18 years of age group, the center said on Tuesday.

According to the guidelines, on March 1, 2021 there were 4.7 crores of children aged 12 and 13 in this country.

According to the guidelines, all recipients were born in 2010 or before – those who had reached the age of 12 years – would be able to register in Cowin.

For those over the age of 60, guidelines state that prevention doses can now be given to nine-week completion – 39 weeks from the date of the second dose. This guideline also states that vaccination the dose of preventive measures must be with the same vaccine as primary vaccination is carried out.

Registration can be done through the following mode – self-registration through an account that is on the victory coins from family members or by creating a new account through a unique cellphone number (this facility is available for all residents who meet the current requirements), the guidelines. stated.

It can also be done through registration where vaccines in registration mode facilitation and appointments can be ordered online or in place (Walk-in) for 12-14 years.