India begins COVID-19 vaccination for 15-18 age group - PICS from across the country
According to the Cowin portal at 10:30 AM, over 9.8 lakh registrations have been done so far in the 15-18 years age group.
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, India on Monday (January 3, 2022) extended its national vaccination drive to inoculate children in the 15 to 18 years age group.
According to the Cowin portal at 10:30 AM, over 9.8 lakh registrations have been done so far in the 15-18 years age group. The Union Health Ministry has announced that the vaccine option for this age group would only be Bharat Biotech's Covaxin.
Here's a look at some of the pictures showing teens being vaccinated at various vaccination centres across the country.
Uttar Pradesh
Children taking part in the COVID-19 vaccination drive at a Civil Hospital in Lucknow. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that there are 1.4 crore children in the age group of 15-18 in the state.
"2,150 booths have been set up across the state to vaccinate the children," he has informed. (Photo: ANI)
Gujarat
A boy getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Chandlodiya Urban Health Center in Ahmedabad.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel had launched the drive at a school in the Koba area of the state capital Gandhinagar and the state health department has set a target to cover 36 lakh beneficiaries in the category in one week.
The Gujarat health department has prepared around 3,500 centres across the state for the special vaccination campaign. (Photo: ANI)
Chandigarh
Assam
