Dedicated vaccine sites to be set up for children aged 15, above: Centre

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New Delhi, Dec 28, 2021: The Centre on Tuesday said dedicated vaccine sites will be set up for children aged 15 years and over. The decision was taken after a meeting of the Union Health Secretary with states on Tuesday."All those aged 15 years or more will be able to register on Co-WlN. In other worlds, all those whose birth year is 2007 or before, shall be eligible," said Health Secretary Rakesh Bhushan.

 

"Registration and appointment services can be accessed through both the online and the onsite ("Walk-in") modes," Bhushan said.

Key points of health secy Rakesh Bhushan’s letter:

1) Those above 60 years of age with comorbidities will not need to upload and provide a medical certificate for eligibility for the vaccine. Decision taken after meeting of union health secretary with states today

2) Those above 60+ years can avail precautionary dose without a “parchi” from the doctor too.
3) Elders above 60+ should consult their physicians

4) Personnel deployed in election duty to be counted under the frontline workers category and eligible for precautionary dose

5) Their eligibility for the precautionary dose based on when they took their second dose- only nine months after the second dose they will be eligible

6) Dedicated vaccine sites to be made for children’s vaccine

7) The prioritization and sequencing of this precautionary dose would be based on the completion of 9 months.

8) All citizens, irrespective of their income status, are entitled to free Covid-19

9) All those aged 15 years or more will be able to register on Co-WlN. In other worlds, all those whose birth year is 2007 or before, shall be eligible.

10) Registration and appointment services can be accessed through both the online and the onsite ("Walk-in") modes.

On December 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that vaccinations for children between the ages of 15 to 18 will begin from January 3, 2022.

Meanwhile, at the same meeting, it was decided that those above 60 years of age could get a "precautionary" dose without a certificate from the doctor. However, they must consult with their physicians before taking the jab.

Courtesy:India Today