Covid vaccination: CoWIN registration for those in 15-18 age group to start on January 1

Children aged 15 and 18 can register for Covid-19 vaccines on the CoWIN app beginning January 1, officials said on Monday.

Children aged between 15 and 18 years would be able to register on the CoWIN portal from January 1 and the vaccine option for them would only be Covaxin, officials said on Monday as preparations are underway to start inoculating children against Covid-19 from January 3.

"Children aged between 15 and 18 years would be able to register on the CoWIN portal from January 1," CoWIN chief Dr RS Sharma said on Monday.