Union Well being Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will conduct assembly with chief secretaries and medical officers of States and Union Territories on Covid-19 vaccination for 15-18 years olds and precaution dose to well being care, frontline employees and for seniors above 60 with comorbidities, sources stated.
The assembly will happen on December 28 at 11:30 am, sources stated. Emphasising precaution in view of the rise in instances of Omicron variant of Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday introduced three main selections within the battle towards the illness together with the beginning of vaccination for youngsters in 15-18 age group from coming January 3. In his handle to the nation, the Prime Minister stated the federal government was following scientific recommendation within the vaccination drive towards Covid-19.
“Vaccination will begin within the nation for youngsters aged between 15 to 18 years from January 3, 2022,” he stated. “The federal government has determined that precaution dose of vaccine will likely be began for healthcare and frontline employees beginning January 10, 2022. Residents above 60 years dealing with co-morbidities, they are going to have the choice of taking precaution dose on the recommendation of their physician,” he added.
The Prime Minister stated that 61 per cent of the grownup inhabitants within the nation had been given each doses of the Covid-19 vaccine whereas 90 per cent of the grownup inhabitants has go the primary dose. India began the Covid vaccination drive on January 16 this yr. The Prime Minister stated that the transfer to offer vaccination to kids within the 15-18 age group is more likely to help in schooling normalization in colleges and can cut back the concern of the mother and father with school-going kids.
The choice relating to precaution dose for frontline and well being employees has been performed in gentle of the period of time that they spend within the service of Covid-19 sufferers. “The choice of precaution dose will strengthen the arrogance of healthcare and frontline employees,” he stated.
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