Covovax for 7 to 11 years children: Vaccination for 7-11-year-old children may start soon in the country. Let us inform you that the vaccination campaign across the country was started on January 16 last year, in which health workers were vaccinated in the first phase.
According to the current status of vaccination in India, any child or person 12 years of age and above is eligible for vaccination. This vaccination campaign is being run vigorously. Now children up to the age of 7-11 years can also be included in this campaign soon. In this case, the Central Drugs Authority of India on Friday recommended the Serum Institute for emergency use of Covovax for children aged 7-11 years. According to official sources, this recommendation has also been sent to DCGI for final approval.
It is being told that this application related to the emergency use of the vaccine was sent by Prakash Kumar Singh on 16 March. More data was sought on this in the expert panel meeting held in April. More information on this has also been made available by the company. The expert panel of DCGI has put its stamp on this. Now the final approval of DCGI is awaited on this. After this the company will get approval for the emergency use of the vaccine. After this, this vaccine will be administered to children through hospitals across the country.
