GURUGRAM: Around 800 children in the 12-14 age group got their first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine on the second day of the drive – down from 6,587 as of the first day’s festivities. Holi started.
Vaccination for this age group started with India-made Corbewax Vaccine on Wednesday
Vaccination centers will also remain closed on Friday due to Holi. “During festivals, the pace is usually slow. All the schools in the district are also closed for a week due to the examination. Thereafter vaccination is likely to increase gradually,” Dr. Virender YadavGurugram Chief Medical Officer.
The state government has made available around 8,500 doses of Corbevax vaccine for immunization of children in this age group. The campaign was expanded to include adolescents aged 14–18 from January, and to those aged 12–14 from March 16 – a year after vaccination began for older age groups.
Developed by Hyderabad-based Biological E, Corbevax is the only vaccine to be approved for use among children aged 12-14.
As per the guidelines, two doses are to be given at an interval of 28 days.
According to the Gurugram administration, around 85,000 children in this age group are eligible to get the shot in the district. There are total 10 lakh children in this category in Haryana.
Officials said on Thursday they were planning to increase the pace. “We will gradually increase the number of session sites. Right now, we have set the dosage at 200 for each site. We are studying the pattern and we will increase the dosage as per the demand at different sites.”
The children said they expected to be able to go back to physical classes in schools without fear. “I am not going out much … I hope the vaccine will provide protection against the virus,” said Suman Kumari (13) At a Vaccine Center at Bhangrola Government School.
Twelve-year-old Priya Poonia also in a vaccine center wazirabad The school said: “In the last two years, we hardly got to go to school. We are getting the vaccine done with the hope that the lockdown period does not come again. The vaccine is not painful at all.”
On Thursday, 430 adults were shot in Gurugram. Government data shows that around 185 teenagers aged 15-18 shot in the city apart from nine health workers and two frontline workers. A total of 138 booster shots – the third dose of the vaccine – were also given.
Vaccination for this age group started with India-made Corbewax Vaccine on Wednesday
Vaccination centers will also remain closed on Friday due to Holi. “During festivals, the pace is usually slow. All the schools in the district are also closed for a week due to the examination. Thereafter vaccination is likely to increase gradually,” Dr. Virender YadavGurugram Chief Medical Officer.
The state government has made available around 8,500 doses of Corbevax vaccine for immunization of children in this age group. The campaign was expanded to include adolescents aged 14–18 from January, and to those aged 12–14 from March 16 – a year after vaccination began for older age groups.
Developed by Hyderabad-based Biological E, Corbevax is the only vaccine to be approved for use among children aged 12-14.
As per the guidelines, two doses are to be given at an interval of 28 days.
According to the Gurugram administration, around 85,000 children in this age group are eligible to get the shot in the district. There are total 10 lakh children in this category in Haryana.
Officials said on Thursday they were planning to increase the pace. “We will gradually increase the number of session sites. Right now, we have set the dosage at 200 for each site. We are studying the pattern and we will increase the dosage as per the demand at different sites.”
The children said they expected to be able to go back to physical classes in schools without fear. “I am not going out much … I hope the vaccine will provide protection against the virus,” said Suman Kumari (13) At a Vaccine Center at Bhangrola Government School.
Twelve-year-old Priya Poonia also in a vaccine center wazirabad The school said: “In the last two years, we hardly got to go to school. We are getting the vaccine done with the hope that the lockdown period does not come again. The vaccine is not painful at all.”
On Thursday, 430 adults were shot in Gurugram. Government data shows that around 185 teenagers aged 15-18 shot in the city apart from nine health workers and two frontline workers. A total of 138 booster shots – the third dose of the vaccine – were also given.