Schoolchildren to get COVID jabs from today
The Hindu
U.T. to give booster shots from Jan. 10
The Union Territory will launch COVID-19 vaccination for schoolchildren in the 15-18 age group today. The exercise will involve administering Covaxin — the only available vaccine that has emergency use authorisation for this age segment — to an estimated 85,000 children by deploying teams from primary health centres to the schools.
The target population is based on the estimates provided by the Education Department, and pertains to children in the 15-17 age group born in or before 2007. Those aged 18 are already being covered under the Covishield vaccination regime for the 18-44 age segment, health officials said.
Chief Minister N. Rangasamy will inaugurate the vaccination campaign at Thillaiyadi Valliammai School in Kadirkamam.