Noida / Ghaziabad: Doctors have welcomed the recommendation of the Indian Narcotics Control Expert Committee (DCGI) for emergency approval to Covaxin for the age group 2-18.
About 30-35% of the total population in Noida and Ghaziabad falls in this age group.
Medical experts say that while there may be early doubts, vaccines are likely to be accepted by all parents.
In Noida, there were 63,330 covid patients so far, with around 6,000 of them in the age group 2-18.
While 2,020 patients were in the age group 0-10, 4,093 in the age group 11-20.
Ghaziabad, who reported 55,665 cases, had 4,091 patients in the age group 2-18, according to the Ministry of Health data.
This means that children in this age group consist of at least 8% of the total affected covid patients in Noida and Ghaziabad.
“People in Noida are very proactive in receiving vaccines.
This district has become the first in the state to complete 100% dose coverage.
The conscious and eager to resolve the child’s vaccination to protect them,” said Dr.
DK Gupta, a doctor Child specialist, Felix Hospital.
According to Dr.
Dinesh Sharma, Director, Kailash Hospital, Greater Noida, “actually people have asked when the vaccine launch is expected.
They are concerned about the safety of children.” With schools that are reopened, parents now hope that the implementation and launch of the vaccine will begin soon.
“The threat of Covid has subsided but no one can say for sure that the pandemic applies to forever.
People under the age of 18 are still vulnerable if the third wave attacks.
It’s time for the government to come up with a plan to vaccinate the young population.
Although the talks are in Their newborn phases, at least they have started earnestly, “said Sanjay Mishra, who has two children and lives in Shastri Nagar.
R Gupta, district surveillance officers, Ghaziabad, said there was in the government to make calls about this problem.
“We do not know any information about trials for the age group 2-18.
This is a policy decision and we will act accordingly,” he added.
K Arunachalam, Member of the All-Noida School Association, said, “One of the greatest concerns that parents still do is that they do not want to send their children to school until they are vaccinated.
This is why presence is still very low.
We hope for vaccination For children starts earlier.
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