Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday had announced that vaccinations for 15 to 18-year-olds will begin on January 3, 2022. He also said that healthcare and frontline workers will be provided with “precautionary doses” and people above 60 years of age who have co-morbidities can opt for a booster dose, on a doctor’s recommendation, from January 10, 2022.
From January 1, kids aged 15-18 would be able to register themselves for vaccination on the CoWIN. CoWIN platform chief Dr RS Sharma said: “Children in the age group of 15-18 years will be able to register on the CoWIN app from Jan 1. We’ve added an additional (10th) ID card for registration – the student ID card because some might not have Aadhaar or other identity cards,” reported news agency ANI.
