Guwahati: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday announced that the vaccination for children aged 12 to 14 will begin from March 16 and that the co-morbidity requirement for delivering preventive doses to people aged 60 and up has been abolished.
Sharing the news on Twitter in Hindi, the minister said, if the children are safe then the country is safe! I am happy to inform that the Covid vaccination of children in the age group of 12 to 13 and 13 to 14 is starting from March 16. Also, everyone aged 60+ will now be able to get precaution doses.”
बच्चे सुरक्षित तो देश सुरक्षित!
मुझे बताते हुए खुशी है की 16 मार्च से 12 से 13 व 13 से 14 आयुवर्ग के बच्चों का कोविड टीकाकरण शुरू हो रहा है।
साथ ही 60+ आयु के सभी लोग अब प्रिकॉशन डोज लगवा पाएँगे।
मेरा बच्चों के परिजनों व 60+ आयुवर्ग के लोगों से आग्रह है की वैक्सीन जरूर लगवाएँ।
— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) March 14, 2022
He also urged families with children and adults aged 60 and up to be vaccinated.
The Union government has decided to begin Covid-19 vaccination for the 12-13- and 13-14-year age groups (those born in 2008, 2009, and 2010, i.e., those who are already over 12 years of age) of the population on March 16, 2022, after due deliberation with scientific bodies, according to a statement from the health ministry.