When can 12-14 year olds be vaccinated? Centre informs

India has started rolling out covid vaccination for people aged between 15-18 years, since January 3.

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By Tapatrisha Das, Delhi
Updated on Jan 20, 2022 01:58 pm IST 5 Photos
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Dr N K Arora, Chairman of India's COVID-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) informed that vaccination for children aged between 12-14 will start in March.(PTI)
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In an interaction with news agency PTI, NK Arora said that vaccination for children aged between 15-18 years are expected to be completed by March. Hence, they will start the vaccination for 12-15 year olds during that time.(PTI)
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Since January 3, children aged between 15-18 years are being vaccinated in India.(Hindustan Times)

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Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health and Family Welfare informed that till now, more than 3.5 crore citizens (aged between 15-18 years) have been vaccinated with the first dose.(PTI)
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According to the data on CoWin portal - till Monday, 4:30PM, around 3,69,96,925 citizens, aged between 15-18 years, have registered for the vaccine.(PTI)

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