Covid-19 vaccination for children age between 15 and 18 years is set to begin from Monday, on 3rd January 2022. Registration on the CoWIN portal began on Saturday. The vaccine option for children would only be Covaxin, officials said on Monday as preparations are underway to start inoculating children against COVID-19.
The guidelines issue by the Union Health Ministry specified that “all those whose birth year is 2007” or before, shall be eligible.
Vaccine for Children
CoWIN chief Dr RS Sharma had earlier told that children will have an option to choose between Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and Zydus Cadila’s jab.
Covaxin is the only option available for now.
Zydus Cadila’s anti-Covid vaccine ZyCoV-D is yet to be introduce in India inoculation programme even for adults, though it receive the Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) from the drug regulator on 20th August 2021, making it th first vaccine to be administer in the age group of 12-18 years in India.
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) grant the EUA to indigenously-develop Covaxin for children above 12 years with certain conditions.
How to Register for Vaccination in CoWIN?
- The beneficiaries age 15-18 years can register themselves online through an existing account on Co-WIN or by creating a new account through a unique mobile number.
- Students can register for vaccination on the portal using their student identity cards
- This facility is available for all eligible citizens presently.
- Beneficiaries can also be register at the vaccination sites by the verifier or the vaccinator in the facilitated registration mode and appointments can be book online or on-site.
When does CoWIN Registration Start?
Registering for vaccination for children aged between 15 and 18 years has begun on 1st January 2022.
When does Vaccination for Children Start?
Vaccination for children age 15-18 will start from 3rd January, 2022.
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