Vaccination for those over 12 years of age from Wednesday: Booster dose for those over 60 years of age

New Delhi: Covid vaccination for 12- to 14-year-olds in the country will begin on Wednesday. The covid vaccine will be given to those born in 2008, 2009, and 2010 from the next day. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandavya has said that corbevax, manufactured by Biological Evans in Hyderabad, will be provided. The covid 19 vaccine is already being given to people over the age of 14 under the ongoing covid vaccination campaign. The government has also decided to immediately remove the requirement that only those with a specific medical condition be eligible for the covid 19 precautionary dose for those over 60 years of age. From March 16, the entire population over the age of 60 will be eligible for the precautionary dose of the covid 19 vaccine. The decision was made after a meeting with health experts.
The nationwide vaccination drive began on January 16 last year. In the first phase, health workers were vaccinated. The next phase of the covid 19 vaccination will begin on March 1 for those over 60 years of age and those with specific illnesses aged 45 years and over. Vaccination will start on April 1, 2021, for everyone over the age of 45. From May 1 last year, the government decided to expand the vaccination drive by allowing vaccination for everyone over the age of 18. The next phase of covid vaccination for adolescents aged 15-18 years began on January 3rd.