2.5 crore in 12-14 group have been jabbed, 17 lakh fully vaccinated

New Delhi: Another age Group is likely to be added soon to India’s Covid inoculation programme after the expert panel of the country’s drug authority on Thursday gave emergency use approval to Biological E’s Corbevax shots for kids aged 5-11. Currently, both Corbevax and Covaxin can be used in children 12 years and above. “The subject expert committee on Covid-19 of the CDSCO which deliberated on Biological E’s EUA application has recommended granting emergency use authorisation for use of Corbevax in the age group of five to 11 years,” a source said.

India began inoculating children aged 12-14 on March 16. So far, around 2. 5 crore in 12-14 years’ age have initiated vaccination against Covid-19, whereas 17. 2 lakh have been fully vaccinated. Among those in 15-18 years’ age group, 5. 8 crore youngsters have taken at least their first dose, whereas over four crore are fully immunised. Overall, over 187 crore doses have been administered across the country which also includes 2. 6 crore precaution doses.