The health department also said precautionary doses would now be provided to all people above 60 years of age. The West Bengal government will roll out the inoculation drive for children in the 12-14 years age group from March 21 even though the programme was launched across the country on Wednesday, an official said. The … Read more
The decision to start vaccination for the 12-14 age group was taken after due deliberations with scientific bodies, the health ministry said. The government on Monday said Covid-19 vaccination of children in the age group of 12-14 years will begin from Wednesday. All those born in 2008, 2009 and 2010 will be administered the Corbevax … Read more
Large-scale vaccination helped India counter the third wave, as attested by top institutes across the world and ICMR, the minister added. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday that the central government will roll out COVID-19 vaccination for children in the age group of 5 to 15 years as soon as it receives recommendation … Read more
With the administration of more than 55.78 lakh vaccine doses in a span of 24 hours. More than 5 crore adolescents in the 15-18 age group have been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. In a tweet, Mandaviya said, “Young India is fighting … Read more