KOLKATA: Over 10 lakh children — in the 15-18 age-group — were vaccinated in Bengal after the drive was launched on January 3. According to Co-Win, 10.3 lakh children in this age-group have been vaccinated in the state till Friday.
Among the 8.5 lakh vaccine doses administered on Friday, 2.9 lakh were given to this age-group. There are around 48 lakh vaccine-eligible children in this group. In Kolkata, over 28,000 children have been inoculated, and across India, over two crore children in this age-group have already been vaccinated.
A senior state official said, “At this pace, we can complete the vaccination process for this age-group by the month-end.”
La Martiniere secretary Supriyo Dhar said, “Nearly 200 students have been vaccinated in three days. The numbers are increasing with each passing day.”
Like KMC has tied up with schools in Kolkata, NKDA along with DPS Newtown organized its vaccination drive on Friday in which 300 students were vaccinated. Sonali Sen, principal, DPS Newtown, said “We are thankful to NKDA for leading our young ones towards a Covid-free life. We have planned another camp next week for the rest of the kids in this age-group.”
