General News

Centre issues guidelines for vaccination of Children

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday has issued guidelines for vaccinations of teenagers and a booster dose for healthcare and frontline workers and those above 60 years of age and with comorbidities

As per the Centre, the healthcare workers can take a booster dose after nine months of taking the second dose.

In a statement, the Centre informed only “Covaxin” will be available for children in the age-group 15-18 years. The vaccination drive for them will begin on January 3, 2022.

“As a matter of abundant precaution, for those Health Care Workers (HCWs) & Front-Line Workers (FLWs) who have received two doses, another dose of COVID-19 vaccine would be provided from 10th January 2022. The prioritization and sequencing of this precaution dose would be based on the completion of 9 months, i.e. 39 weeks from the administration of 2nd dose,” the government said.

Children aged 15 years or more can be able to register on CoWIN portal to get their vaccine shots.

Show comments

Recent Posts

Heartbreaking: Kinnera Mogulaiah turns wage worker

A proud exponent of the culturally significant Kinnera music instrument and the recipient of Padma…

Hyderabad | May 3, 2024 | 1:40 pm

Pushpa glass step owned by JSP troops

It is known that the makers of Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 unveiled the first song…

Hyderabad | May 3, 2024 | 12:40 pm

Prabhas sets deadline for Kalki

Prabhas has been occupied with Kalki for a while now and that is understandable given…

Hyderabad | May 3, 2024 | 11:50 am

Jagan: I still have feelings for Sharmila

Andhra Pradesh people were fully prepared for the intense clash between Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chandrababu…

Hyderabad | May 3, 2024 | 10:40 am

Truth about Krish exiting Hari Hara Veeramallu!

Rumors began to circulate when the names “Krish” and “Jothi Krishna” appeared together in the…

Hyderabad | May 3, 2024 | 9:50 am

Can Atchannaidu win Tekkali?

As the election season is fast approaching the theories and threads about the electoral prospects…

Hyderabad | May 3, 2024 | 9:02 am