New Delhi: Nearly 60% of young people in the 15-17 year age group have received the first dose of Jab Covid in 25 days since the vaccination program was launched for them on January 3 3.
More than 4.43 crore doses have been given to them until Thursday 10 nights .
7.40 young crore people are estimated to be in this age group.
The government on Thursday was clarified to the countries and the United States that they reached the age of 15 in January 2023 qualified for vaccine doses for the age group 15-17.
It has been clarified that those born in 2005, 2006 and 2007 qualified in the fixed category for the 15-17 year age group.
The government said the dose of precautionary measures will continue to be given to health workers and elderly over 60 years with comorbidity according to the recommendation of the vaccine technical group.
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Any vaccine that has been launched in India is based on evidence delivered to relevant technical groups and there should be no doubt about it,” said Lav Agarwal, a joint secretary in the Ministry of Health.
More than one dose of Crore prevention has been given to health workers and frontline workers and over 60 years to Thursday, according to ministry data.