More than 41 lakh kids acquired their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, the primary day of the immunization drive for individuals within the age group of 15-18 years, in accordance with provisional information.
As per provisional figures, whereas 41,27,468 doses of Covaxin have been administered to the 15-18 years age group, the full variety of vaccinations reached to 146.71 crores. With 33,750 new circumstances reported within the final 24 hours, the lively caseload touches 1,45,582; The every day positivity price is 3.84 %.
“Today we have taken an important step towards saving our youth from COVID-19. Congratulations to all my young friends in the 15-18 age group who got vaccinated. Congratulations to his parents too. I will urge more youth to get vaccinated in the coming days,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
According to official information, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat topped the listing of immunization (15-18 years group) on Monday. Madhya Pradesh reported 7,71,615 doses and Gujarat 5,55,312 doses. Three states reported over 3 lakh doses on this age group: Andhra Pradesh (4,87,269), Karnataka (4,14,723), and Rajasthan (3,57,018).
However, 5 massive states offered simply over 1 lakh doses on this age group: Uttar Pradesh (1,66,996); Maharashtra (1,81,561); West Bengal (1,03,564); Bihar (1,70,603); and Tamil Nadu (1,87,710). Five different states gave simply over 50,000 doses: Odisha (82,756); Himachal Pradesh (72,808); Assam (77,124); Uttarakhand (72,075); and Haryana (66,217).
On December 25, lower than a yr after India launched one of many world’s largest grownup COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced vaccination for kids aged 15-18. Had it. The resolution comes within the backdrop of rising circumstances of extremely permeable Omicron variant in several elements of the nation and reopening of colleges and faculties in a phased method.
A day earlier than the rollout, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday held a gathering with the states and requested them to make sure orientation of the immunization crew members and identification of devoted session websites for the age group of 15-18 years.
States have been requested to plan the distribution of Covaxin at designated websites upfront, as it’s the solely vaccine authorized for this age group. “To avoid mixing of vaccines during administration, there should be separate CVC (Covid Vaccination Centre), session venue, queue (if at the same session site where adult immunization is going on) and separate vaccination team (if at the same session site). needed. Tried for it,” Mandaviya advised the states.
On Monday, after some media stories alleged that expired vaccines have been being administered, the Union Health Ministry issued a clarification stating that the report was “false and based on misleading and incomplete information.” The ministry underlined that the shelf lifetime of vaccines has been “extended based on a comprehensive analysis by the national regulator and examination of stability study data submitted by vaccine manufacturers”.
“The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) in response to M/s Bharat Biotech International Limited’s letter no: BBIL/RA/21/567 dated October 25, 2021 has authorized the extension of shelf lifetime of Covaxin (Complete Virion, Inactivated Coronavirus) Vaccine) from 9 months to 12 months. Similarly, the shelf lifetime of Kovishield has been elevated from 6 months to 9 months as on 22 February 2021 by the nationwide regulator,” the ministry stated.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
