Children between the age of 15 and 18 years will be vaccinated with one of two shots - Bharat Biotech's double-dose Covaxin or Zydus Cadila's three-dose ZyCoV-D.
Dr. Naresh Trehan, chairman of Medanta, has raised an alarm over reopening of schools throughout the country. The senior doctor advocated for vaccination of children before they be sent to schools.
Though Bhubaneswar is administering Covaxin to its citizens, a special arrangement has been made to make available Covishield vaccine for the students going to foreign universities for higher studies.
The statement comes amid growing anxiety among a sizeable number of Indian students aspiring to fly to the US for higher studies, in view of certain restrictions in getting visa appointments due to the pandemic.