New Delhi: AIIMS chief Randeep Guleria says the country will be able to vaccinate children against the Covid will start from September. The trial will be completed by the end of August, Guleria said. He told a national media outlet that he expects the Zydus Cadila vaccine to be given along with Covaxin. In India, 42 crore doses of vaccine have been given to people so far.
Meanwhile, Covid confirmed 39,097 people in the country in 24 hours. This brings the total number of patients to 3,13,32,159. 546 deaths have been confirmed in the last 24 hours. This brings the total death toll to 4,20,016. The number of active cases is 4,08,977. Meghalaya reported 558 new cases, Maharashtra 6,753, Madhya Pradesh 11, Sikkim 257 Covid cases, and Karnataka 1,705.
