New Delhi: The orgy of Coronavirus Pandemic continues in India. There is no decrease in the number of cases infected with this virus. This is the reason that in this war of COVID (COVID-19), India has taken a step forward. From January 3, the vaccination of children of 15 to 18 years is starting in the country. For this also children will have to register on the CoWIN platform itself. This registration will start from January 1.
It is to be known that the CEO of National Health Authority, Dr. RS Sharma said that from January 1, children of 15 to 18 years can register for the vaccine. For this they have to register on CoWIN. For this they will have to attach the 10th class mark sheet. He says that many children often do not have Aadhaar or other ID, so they can apply marksheets. Marksheet option has been added.
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Children in the age group of 15-18 years will be able to register on the CoWIN app from Jan 1. We’ve added an additional (10th) ID card for registration – the student ID card because some might not have Aadhaar or other identity cards: Dr RS Sharma, CoWIN platform Chief pic.twitter.com/gfc2joTPol
– ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2021
It is worth noting that earlier on December 25, in his address to the nation, PM Modi had announced to start the vaccination of children between the ages of 15 and 18. There are seven to eight crore children in the age group of 15 to 18 years in the country. They are going to be given a dose of Bharat Biotech’s Covaccine.
Children will get the vaccine at existing centers or separately. No information has come out regarding this. It may also happen that arrangements for vaccination should be made in schools. However, there has been no formal statement regarding this.