PATNA: The process of registration for the clinical trial of Covaxin on children between the ages of 2 and 6 years will begin at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Patna (AIIMS-P) on Wednesday.
Kids in this age group will tentatively be given vaccine shots by the end of this week after being screened properly.
AIIMS-P superintendent, Dr C M Singh, told TOI on Tuesday that the vaccine trial on children in the age group of 6 to 12 years ended on Monday.
“The trial, which started on May 28, has been divided into three stages — 12 to 18 years, 6 to 12 years and 2 to 6 years,” he added.
Dr Singh further said, “Altogether 28 children in the 12-18 age group have been vaccinated at our hospital so far and another 21 in the 6-12 age group.
None of them complained of health complications.” Asked about the people who were sending their children for the trial, Dr Singh replied, “It is a mixed group that has kids of doctors as well as common people.” The interested parents can get the registration done on 9471408832.
They will be paid Rs 1,000 as travel allowance.