INDORE: District health authorities are planning to inoculate 12 to 14 lakh children aged 2-17 years with Covid-19 vaccines, when the Union government gives nod to go ahead with mass drive in this age group.
A Covid-19 Subject Expert Committee (SEC) a couple of days back recommended Drugs and Comptroller General of India (DCGI) to approve emergency use of Covaxin for children. District immunisation in-charge Dr Tarun Gupta said, “We haven’t received any official communique for inoculation in this age group.
But, with discussions around the corner, inoculation in this age group hopefully will begin soon.” Dr Gupta on the scale of drive in this group said, “We are estimating about 12-14 lakh children in the age group 2-17 becoming eligible for Covid-19 vaccines in district. It will be the second biggest group based on their size after 18-44 in district.”
