Vaccination drive for children aged 15-18 begins
The Hindu
The students will require to take the second dose after 28 days
A total of 14,556 students between the age of 15 and 18 took the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Tiruchi on Monday. The students, who were administered the Covaxin vaccine, were asked to bring letters from their parents consenting to the vaccination.
On Monday, the first day of the vaccination drive for the children, 32 schools in the rural and semi-urban parts and around 10 in the city were identified for the drive. Around three teams have been identified per block of the 14 blocks in the district to go from school to school to administer the vaccine. In the city, health workers attached to the 18 Primary Healthcare Centres will travel to schools within their jurisdictions.