Children aged between 15 to 18 years can register online on CoWin from January 1 or can register onsite at the vaccination centres to receive Covaxin shots from January 3, said Union Health Ministry.
The government said on Tuesday that both walk-in and online registration through CoWIN would be available for vaccination of children in the 15-18 age group, who would start getting doses against COVID-19 on January 3.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday has announced to vaccinate the children of the age group of 15 to 18 years on January 3, 2022, in consonance with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi s announcement, and had instructed the concerned officials to ensure availability of jabs.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday issued guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination of children between 15-18 years, and precaution dose to health care and front line workers, and those above the age of 60 with comorbidities.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday informed that the state is preparing to inoculate 15 to 18-year-old from January 3 by organising vaccination drives at schools.