: India begins vaccinating children aged 15 to 18 years against Covid #IndiaNEWS Coronavirus vaccination for children between 15 to 18 years of age began from Monday amid a surge of cases in India driven

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India begins vaccinating children aged 15 to 18 years against Covid #IndiaNEWS
Coronavirus vaccination for children between 15 to 18 years of age began from Monday amid a surge of cases in India driven by the Omicron variant.For those aged between 15 and 17, Covaxin shots are being administered. For those 18 and above, both Covishield and Covaxin are being given.Over 40 lakh children received their first dose till 8 pm on Monday, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.In Delhi, 20,998 children were administered vaccine doses till 6 pm. The highest number of vaccines were administered in the South West Delhi district (2,667), followed by East Delhi (2,268) and New Delhi (2,034).At the NESCO vaccination centre in Mumbai’s Goregaon area, Covaxin shots had been administered to over 1,000 teenagers as of Monday afternoon.Some of the beneficiaries at the vaccination centre said that they had problems while trying to book a slot on the government’s CoWin portal, while others said that they were able to schedule an appointment easily.Monika Rathe, a 15-year-old student in Mumbai, told Scroll.in that she “did not have to try for hours to book a slot�. Rathe’s friend Sunaina Devdas, however, said that she decided to walk into the vaccination centre to get a shot as she could not book one for Monday. “There is a long queue...Read more

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