Vaccination for Teenagers with Age Group of 15 to 18 Years Old Begins from Today Onwards

Amidst the fear of the third wave in the country, again the huge jump in the covid cases has been recorded. To thrive the fear of the Covid era vaccination registration begins for teenagers from today onwards. Children between the age group of 15-18 years will be vaccinated.

For these age groups, Bharat Biotech’s Covaccine has been approved. The company claimed that its vaccine has been found to be more effective on children than on adults. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked states and union territories to make special arrangements to avoid vaccine mixing.

On the Covid portal, the vaccination registration has been started for adolescents. According to the data of the portal till 7 pm on Sunday, more than six lakh registrations have been done in this age group.

To ensure the smooth flow of the covid vaccine implementation Union Health Minister Mandaviya held an online meeting with Health Ministers of States and Union Territories and Principal Secretary and Additional Chief Secretary (Health). He also advised the adolescents in the age group of 15-18 to ensure the orientation of vaccinated and immunization team members and to provide accurate information about vaccination centers to the beneficiaries.

Detailed Discussion Took Place to Avoid the Spread of Infection

In the online meeting of the states with Mandaviya, all aspects of corona management were discussed in detail, all aspects of corona management were discussed in detail, including strengthening facilities in the hospital, increasing testing, and taking strict measures to break the chain of the spread of infection. Special emphasis was also given to compliance with the rules of prevention from Corona.