Guwahati: Assam has set an estimated target of an inoculation of 18.25 teenagers lakh between 15 and 18 years as a drive of the vaccination of children is set to hold in the early next month with the Covaxin dosage available in the state.
About 80% of children to vaccinate in Assam are registered in schools and colleges, which can be easily achieved, the health department’s source said.
However, bringing school dropouts for vaccination will be the biggest challenge as their data may not be available with educational institutions.
In addition to the existing Covid vaccination center, the school campus can be chosen for new vaccination drives for children.
The state health department is waiting for video conference Tuesday with the center to complete the policy for the vaccination of children under 18 years.
A senior official from the health department told TII that Bharat Biotech Covaxin was adequate available to be given to children in the state and may be the only choice in the early days.
“In order to roll out covid vaccination for children, the same covaxin dose that is being given among adults will be used for children.
Zycov-D Zydus Vacine Zydus Cadila has received domestic approval for administration between children but to arrive Now he has not been available at Assam Health Staff.
In Assam, however, equipped and trained to manage Zycov-D, “said the official.
In Assam Regency, 42 lakh covid vaccine doses are currently in stock, while in the State Vaccine store in Guwahati, 24 more doses have been saved for future use on Monday.
Out of this whole stock, the source of the Ministry of Health said the 13.84 lakh was Covaxin, which came in handy during the vaccination of children.
“Assam was unlikely to get a new vaccine in December but fresh stocks will arrive in January to accelerate the vaccination of children,” the official added.
The latest vaccination target for the age group is above 18 2.33 crores.
After they were above 15 including, the target had risen to 2.51 crores from January 3.
“If the vaccine continues to be available on time, the 18-lakh target for 15-18 age groups can be achieved in 15 days,” he said.
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