New Delhi, Dec 27: Registration process for adolescents’ vaccination on Cowin App will begin from January 1, Cowin Platform Chief Dr RS Sharma said on Monday.
Eligible teens can register themselves on the Cowin app through their Aadhar Card and school IDs.
The registration process will begin from January 1 for teens using their Aadhar Card. He informed that those who do not have Aadhar Cards can register with their school IDs.
One more option for the vaccine registration has been made available on the app. All options will be operational from January 1.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the nation on Saturday, had announced that the vaccination for children aged between 15 to 18 will start from January 3. “The decison to vaccinate children will not only strengthen our fight against COVID, it would also reduce the worries of parents whose children are going to schools,” he said while announcing the major decision.
Modi also announced booster dose for healthcare and frontline workers. As the elderly and the people with comorbidities are more vulnerable to serious illness from Omicron strain, the PM also announced a precaution dose for them.
Hyderabad based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech’s COVID vaccine Covaxin has been granted approval from Drug Controller General of India for emergency use for children aged between 12 and 18 years.
Earlier, Zydus Cadila’s three-dose DNA vaccine was allowed to be used on adults and children over the age of 12.
Meanwhile, the government has said only Covaxin will be administered.
The Centre on Monday issued guidelines for the vaccination of youngsters of 15-18 years and precaution dose for healthcare and frontline workers along with 60 plus population with comorbidities.
The union health ministry has said that only Covaxin would be available for the children.
“COVID-19 vaccination of children in the age-group of 15-18 years to be started from January 3, 2022. For such beneficiaries, the vaccination option would be ‘Covaxin’ only”, said the guidelines.
Meanwhile, the precaution dose for the healthcare and frontline workers would be given after the completion of 9 months or 39 weeks from the date of administration of the second dose. The precaution dose for HCWs will start from January 10 nationwide.
“As a matter of abundant precaution, for those healthcare workers (HCWs) & frontline workers (FLWs) who have received two doses, another dose of COVID-19 vaccine would be provided from January 10, 2022. The prioritization and sequencing of this precaution dose would be based on the completion of 9 months i.e. 39 weeks from the date of administration of 2nd dose”, said the ministry in the guidelines.
On the same pattern, all persons aged 60 years and above with comorbidities will be administered the precaution dose based on the completion of 9 months i.e. 39 weeks from the date of administration of second dose. However, they will be administered the precaution dose on doctor’s advice. (IANS)
