New Delhi
Children in the age group of 15-18 will be eligible to register on the CoWIN platform from January 1.
"We've added an additional (10th) ID card for registration - the student ID card because some might not have Aadhaar or other identity cards," CoWIN platform chief Dr R S Sharma said.
On December 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced three major decisions in the fight against the disease including the start of vaccination for children in 15-18 age group from coming January 3.
In his address to the nation, the Prime Minister said the government was following scientific advice in the vaccination drive against COVID-19. "Vaccination will start in the country for children aged between 15 to 18 years from January 3, 2022," he said.
"The government has decided that precautionary dose of vaccine will be started for healthcare and frontline workers starting January 10, 2022. Citizens above 60 years facing co-morbidities, will have the option of taking precaution dose on the advice of their doctor," he added.
The Prime Minister said that 61 per cent of the adult population in the country had been given both doses of COVID-19 vaccine while 90 per cent of the adult population has got the first dose. India started the COVID vaccination drive on January 16 this year.
Modi said the move to provide vaccination to children in the 15-18 age group is likely to aid in education normalization in schools and will reduce the worry of the parents with school-going children.
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