Via PTI
NEW DELHI: A complete of 9,674 precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered within the 18-59 years age-group at the first day on Sunday taking the cumulative doses given within the nation to 185.74 crore, the Union Well being Ministry mentioned.
India on Sunday started administering precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccines to all elderly above 18 years at non-public vaccination centres.
All the ones above the age of 18 who’ve finished 9 months after the management of the second one dose are eligible for the precaution dose.
So way over 2.22 crore (2,22,67,519) youngsters within the age-group of 12-14 years had been administered with the primary dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the ministry mentioned on Monday.
The Centre on Saturday advised all states and UTs that the precaution dose can be of the similar Covid vaccine which has been used for management of first and 2nd dose and that personal vaccination centres can fee as much as a most of Rs 150 in keeping with dose as provider fee over and above the price of the vaccine.
States and UTs on Saturday had been additionally knowledgeable that no recent registrations can be required for precaution dose as all due beneficiaries are already registered on CoWIN.
It was once emphasised that each one vaccinations should mandatorily be recorded of CoWIN platform and each the choices of ‘On-line appointment’ and ‘Stroll-in’ registration and vaccination can be to be had at non-public Covid vaccination centres (CVCs).
The Non-public CVCs will deal with the vaccination websites as in keeping with the tips issued previous through the Ministry of Well being.
“They are able to fee as much as a most of Rs 150 in keeping with dose as provider fee for vaccination over and above the price of vaccine,” Union Well being Secretary Rajesh Bhushan had mentioned.
“Management of precaution dose can be homologous i.e. similar vaccine sort can be used for precaution dose which was once used for vaccination of first and 2nd dose,” he had mentioned.
Healthcare employees, frontline employees and voters elderly 60 years and above, shall proceed to obtain precaution dose vaccination at any vaccination centres, together with without cost vaccination at Govt Vaccination Facilities, Bhushan had underlined.
The countrywide vaccination force was once rolled out on January 16 final yr with healthcare employees getting inoculated within the first section.
Vaccination of frontline employees began from February 2 final yr.
The following section of COVID-19 vaccination commenced on March 1 final yr for other people over 60 years of age and the ones elderly 45 and above with specified co-morbid stipulations.
India introduced vaccination for all other people elderly greater than 45 years from April 1 final yr.
The federal government then determined to enlarge its vaccination force through permitting everybody above 18 years of age to be inoculated in opposition to the viral illness from Might 1 final yr.
The following section of vaccination commenced from January 3 for children within the age organization of 15-18 years.
India started administering precaution doses of vaccines to healthcare and frontline employees and the ones elderly 60 and above with comorbidities from January 10.
The rustic started inoculating youngsters elderly 12-14 from March 16.