COVID Vaccination For 12-14 Age Group To Start From March 16; Corbevax To Be Administered
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group of 12-14 will begin at all government Covid Vaccination Centers from Wednesday on the occasion of National Vaccination Day.
The COVID-19 vaccine to be administered would be Corbevax manufactured by Biological E. Limited, Hyderabad.
Beneficiaries can get the shot after online registration (beginning 9 am on Wednesday) or through onsite walk-in.
CoWIN registration must
According to the guidelines, all beneficiaries born in 2010 or earlier -- those who have already attained the age of 12 years -- will be able to register on CoWIN.
"The vaccination slots will be booked for 12-14 years age group for "CorBEvax" only through Co-WIN. Vaccinator has to ensure that the vaccine is administered to only those children who have completed the age of 12 years on the date of vaccination and if a child is registered but has not attained the age of 12 years, the vaccination is not to be given," the guidelines said.
The registration can be done through the following modes -- self-registration through an existing account on Co-WIN of a family member or by creating a new account through a unique mobile number (this facility is available for all eligible citizens presently), it said.
Guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination
Two doses of Biological E's intramuscular vaccine Corbevax would be administered to the beneficiaries in the 12-14 years age group at an interval of 28 days, the guidelines said.
The Centre has asked states to organise dedicated Covid vaccination sessions through earmarked centres, and train vaccinators to avoid mixing of vaccines during the inoculation of children in 12-14 age group.
In a video conference with representatives of all states and union territories, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said, "Vaccinators and vaccination teams need to be trained to ensure that particularly for 12-14 years age group there is no mixing of vaccines.?States were advised to organise dedicated vaccination sessions through earmarked COVID-19 Vaccination Centers for vaccination of 12-14 years' age-group to avoid mixing with other vaccines."
The states were also advised to ensure judicious utilisation of available COVID-19 vaccines. As per earlier guidelines, states can replace those that are due for expiry and also replace them from one district within the state to another to ensure that vaccines are not wasted.?
Beneficiaries between 14-15 years have already been covered during the vaccination for 15-18 years' age group.
According to the guidelines, as of March 1, 2021 there are as many as 4.7 crore children aged 12 and 13 years in the country.
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