Kerala ready to give COVID-19 vaccine to children once Centre gives nod: state Health Minister Veena George

Kerala is ready to vaccinate children and will initiate necessary steps once approval is received from the Centre, state health minister said. 

New Delhi: The Kerala government is all set to administer COVID-19 vaccination to children and will initiate necessary steps once approval is received from the Centre, state Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday (August 19), PTI reported.  George made the remarks while addressing the reporters after visiting a Drive Through Vaccination Centre at the Government Women's College in Thiruvananthapuram. Talking about the drive through vaccination centres, she said its “special feature was that people can get registered, vaccinated and also undergo observation without getting out of their vehicles”.  Meanwhile, George told about her meeting with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and said she has asked for 1.11 crore extra vaccine doses by September end for which the Union minister has given his nod.