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New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) Over 41 lakh children in the age group of 15 to 18 years received Covid vaccine doses till 8 pm on the first day of the inoculation drive for this group of beneficiaries.<\/p>\n
The cumulative Covid vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 146.61 crore with more than 98 lakh shots being administered on Monday till 10.15 pm.<\/p>\n
According to the Health Ministry, the daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late in the night.<\/p>\n
“Well done Young India! Over 40 lakh between 15-18 age group received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on the first day of vaccination drive for children, till 8 pm. This is another feather in the cap of India’s vaccination drive,” Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted.<\/p>\n
Over 53 lakh youngsters have registered on the CoWIN portal till 10.15 pm after the process began on January 1 for this category.<\/p>\n
During the day, Mandaviya visited the Covid vaccination site for children at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and interacted with some of the beneficiaries.<\/p>\n
“Visited RML Hospital and took stock of the vaccination campaign for children in the age group of 15-18 years. Interacted with the children and asked them to motivate their friends for the vaccine,” he said in a tweet.<\/p>\n
Co-WIN Chief and CEO of National Health Authority Dr R S Sharma said, “We have received a good response. Children are coming forward to get vaccinated and the numbers today itself are very significant.”<\/p>\n
Sharma said necessary provisions and changes have been made on the digital platform to include the new category of beneficiaries.<\/p>\n
The health ministry in a tweet said, “Only Covaxin approved for less than 18 yrs. Eighteen plus (ie born in 2004 or before) are eligible for all vaccines, including Covishield. For 15-17 years (born in 2005, 2006, 2007) eligible only for Covaxin. Validations in place in Co-WIN.”<\/p>\n
The vaccine option for this age group is only Covaxin, according to guidelines issued by the Union Health Ministry on December 27.<\/p>\n
The Drugs Controller General of India granted emergency use authorisation to indigenously-developed Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for children above 12 years with certain conditions on December 24.<\/p>\n
The registration for this category of beneficiaries opened on Saturday. According to the guidelines, they can self-register online through an existing account on CoWIN or can also register by creating a new account through a unique mobile number as is the case with all other categories of beneficiaries.<\/p>\n
They can also get themselves registered onsite.<\/p>\n
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase. The vaccination of frontline workers started from February 2.<\/p>\n
The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from March 1 for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions. The country launched vaccination for all people aged more than 45 years from April 1.<\/p>\n
The government then decided to expand its vaccination drive by allowing everyone above 18 to be vaccinated from May 1. COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents in the age group of 15-18 years commenced from January 3.<\/p>\n
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