The five states going to the polls, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur, and Goa, have seen a massive spike in Covid-19 cases in the last two weeks.
Of the 7.4 crore children in the 15-18 age bracket, over 3.45 crore have already received the first dose of Covaxin so far. The drive has covered 45 per cent of children in this age group within 13 days, which began on January 3 this year.