Over one crore chi𝔉ldren in the age-group of 12-14 years have been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday.
The vaccination for this age group started on March 16 with Biological E's intramuscular vaccine Corbevax, two doses of w🐬hich are to be administered 28 days apart.
As of March 1 last year, there w෴ere 4.7 crore children aged 12 and 13 years in the coun🔯try.
"Over one crore children between the age group of 12-14 have received their first dose of #COVID19 vaccine. Congratulations to all my young warriors who got vaccinated. Let's continue this momentum!๊" Mandaviya tweeted.
The cumulatiꦆve COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 182.55 crore, according to provisional reports till 7 am.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last yea𓃲r with healthcare workers gettin🌳g inoculated in the first phase. Vaccination of frontline workers started from February 2 last year.
The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination commenced on March 1 lꦬast year for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions.
India launched vaccination for all people aged more than 45 years from April 1 last year. The government then decided to expand its vaccination drive by allowing everܫyone above 18 years of age to be inoculated against the viral disease from May 1 last year.
The next phase ﷽of vaccination commenced from January 3 for adolescents in the age group of🎃 15-18 years.
India began administering precaution doses of vaccines to healthcare and frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with comoౠrbidities from Januaꦦry 10.
The country b🌃egan inoculating children aged 12-14 from ꦍMarch
