Teen Vaccination

A Singapore court has ordered the father of two Indian girls aged seven and 13 not to influence their views on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, the media reported on Saturday.

Over one crore children in the age-group of 12-14 years have been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday.

Ninety per cent of adolescents in the age group of 15 to 18 years in the national capital have been administered the first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 since the launch of the drive on January 3, according to official data.

A second COVID-19 vaccine for children has received emergency use authorisation in India. Biological E Ltd's Corbevax has got EUA for children and teens between 12 and 18 years, the vaccine-maker said in a statement today.

An expert panel of the country's central drug authority on Monday recommended granting restricted emergency use authorisation to Biological E'sCOVID-19 vaccine, Corbevax, for age group 12 to 18 years subject to certain conditions, sources said.

Noting that timely completion of Covid vaccination schedule is important to confer full protection of vaccines to the recipients, the Centre has asked the states and Union Territories to review the coverage of second dose amongst adolescents daily.

Over 56,000 eligible teenagers received their first COVID-19 vaccine doses in Delhi on Thursday, while more than 24,000 precaution shots were also administered, according to official figures.

Over 2 crore teenagers in the age group of 15-18 years have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in less than a week of the inoculation drive being launched for children, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said today.

India is seeing an exponential rise in the number of coronavirus cases, which is believed to be driven by its Omicron variant, the Centre said on Wednesday.

Bharat Biotech on Wednesday said no painkillers or paracetamol are recommended after being vaccinated with its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin.

500 Assam schools were turned into Covid vaccination centres as the state opened vaccines for teens in the 15 to 18 age group today amid a surge of Covid cases in the country.

Vaccination opened for teens in the 15 to 18 age group today amid the third Covid wave in India as cases surge in multiple cities. Over 40 lakh teens got their first dose on Day 1, Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said.

Delhi today announced that 159 centres have been selected for vaccinating children in the 15-18 age group. The national capital will start giving Covid vaccines to the teens from tomorrow.

Over 3.5 lakh beneficiaries of the 15-18 age group have registered themselves on the CoWIN portal to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, as on Sunday morning.

Registration for vaccination against COVID-19 for teens between the ages of 15 and 18 is beginning today on the COWIN portal, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.

A Singapore court has ordered the father of two Indian girls aged seven and 13 not to influence their views on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, the media reported on Saturday.

Over one crore children in the age-group of 12-14 years have been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday.

Ninety per cent of adolescents in the age group of 15 to 18 years in the national capital have been administered the first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 since the launch of the drive on January 3, according to official data.

A second COVID-19 vaccine for children has received emergency use authorisation in India. Biological E Ltd's Corbevax has got EUA for children and teens between 12 and 18 years, the vaccine-maker said in a statement today.

An expert panel of the country's central drug authority on Monday recommended granting restricted emergency use authorisation to Biological E'sCOVID-19 vaccine, Corbevax, for age group 12 to 18 years subject to certain conditions, sources said.

Noting that timely completion of Covid vaccination schedule is important to confer full protection of vaccines to the recipients, the Centre has asked the states and Union Territories to review the coverage of second dose amongst adolescents daily.

Over 56,000 eligible teenagers received their first COVID-19 vaccine doses in Delhi on Thursday, while more than 24,000 precaution shots were also administered, according to official figures.

Over 2 crore teenagers in the age group of 15-18 years have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in less than a week of the inoculation drive being launched for children, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said today.

India is seeing an exponential rise in the number of coronavirus cases, which is believed to be driven by its Omicron variant, the Centre said on Wednesday.

Bharat Biotech on Wednesday said no painkillers or paracetamol are recommended after being vaccinated with its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin.

500 Assam schools were turned into Covid vaccination centres as the state opened vaccines for teens in the 15 to 18 age group today amid a surge of Covid cases in the country.

Vaccination opened for teens in the 15 to 18 age group today amid the third Covid wave in India as cases surge in multiple cities. Over 40 lakh teens got their first dose on Day 1, Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said.

Delhi today announced that 159 centres have been selected for vaccinating children in the 15-18 age group. The national capital will start giving Covid vaccines to the teens from tomorrow.

Over 3.5 lakh beneficiaries of the 15-18 age group have registered themselves on the CoWIN portal to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, as on Sunday morning.

Registration for vaccination against COVID-19 for teens between the ages of 15 and 18 is beginning today on the COWIN portal, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.