Covid-19 Vaccination for Children: The Covid-19 vaccination for children between 12-14years of age begins from today, March 16, 2022. The children of the mentioned age group will be administered Corbevax COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Hyderabad-based Biological E. The COVID-19 precautionary dose will also be administered to all those aged above 60 years from today.
The centre has removed the co-morbidity clause for administering precaution doses to senior citizens. The precautionary dose will now be administered to all those who are eligible, above the age of 60 years. Earlier, only those above 60 years with co-morbidities were eligible for the precautionary dose.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on the occasion saying, "Today is an important day in India’s efforts to vaccinate our citizens. Now onwards, youngsters in the 12-14 age group are eligible for vaccines and all those above 60 are eligible for precaution doses. I urge people in these age groups to get vaccinated."
India had earlier begun COVID-19 vaccination for 15-18 year olds from January 3, 2022. The children were able to register for Covid vaccination using their 10th student ID card in case they don't have the Aadhaar card. The precautionary dose was made available for healthcare and frontline workers and those above 60 with co morbidities from January 10, 2022.
How to book COVID-19 vaccination for 12-15 year olds? Know steps here:
1. Visit CoWIN app directly or through Aarogya Setu.
2. Register using mobile number of one of the parents or any valid mobile number.
3. Click to receive OTP on mobile and enter the OTP and proceed to verify.
4. Update the child's identity proof under the new category on the Cowin homepage.
5. The children can be registered using their Aadhaar card or 10th ID card.
6. Book vaccination slot at a preferred time at a nearby vaccination centre.
Which COVID vaccine will be administered to 12-15 year olds?
Biological E's Corbevax will be administered to the children aged between the age group of 12-13 and 13-14 years, as per Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan. Corbevax is a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, which will be administered in a gap of 28 days just like Covaxin.
Corbevax is India's 1st indigenously developed Receptor Binding Domain Protein sub-unit vaccine against COVID-19. It was approved for emergency use in children aged between 12-18 years in February 2022.
When to take precautionary or booster dose of COVID-19?
The current government guidelines recommend that the precautionary dose of COVID-19 should be taken nine months after getting fully vaccinated.
Who are eligible for the COVID-19 precautionary dose in India?
All healthcare workers, frontline workers and those above 60 years are now eligible to get the precautionary dose.
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