Starting March 16, children between the age group of 12 and 14 will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccine. What this means is that children born in 2008, 2009 and 2010 will be eligible for the vaccine. Anyone who is 12 years or older in the country can register for vaccines via the Cowin portal and other authorised platforms.
The union minister of India Mansukh L. Mandaviya has announced the vaccine rollout for the age group via Twitter. The post reads, “if the children are safe then the country is safe! I am happy to inform that the Covid vaccination of children in the age group of 12 to 13 and 13 to 14 is starting from March 16. Also, everyone aged 60+ will now be able to get precaution doses.”
To this age group, the Corbevax vaccine manufactured by Biological Evans, Hyderabad will be administered.
Registration for the vaccine will go live on March 16 and parents of the children who are between 12-14 years of age can register for their vaccination slots via cowin.gov.in. Here’s how to book a vaccination slot using the Cowin website.
Open ‘www.cowin.gov.in’ using any web browser
Click on the ‘Register/Sign In’ button from the top right corner
Login using your phone number and OTP received
Register your child on the Cowin portal
If you are using the same phone number you’ve used yourself to register for the vaccine, then click on Add Member button at the top right corner
If you are using a new phone number then directly tap on Add Member button
Now, enter basic details like Photo ID proof, Photo ID number, name, gender and year of birth and hit the Register button
Next, choose your preferred date, time slot and vaccination centre as per availability and hit ‘Confirm’
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