New Delhi: As quickly because the Centre introduced the third part of COVID-19 vaccination, beneath which individuals getting older above 18 to 45 grew to become eligible for inoculation, the residents could not assist however eagerly wait for the federal government to permit COVID-19 vaccination for children as properly.
Amid all this, an infographic claiming that the federal government has approved Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for children above the age of 12, is doing rounds on social media platforms.
The Centre rubbished the report on Sunday (May 9, 2021). The authorities, in a tweet, shared a screengrab of the faux message and posted it together with this caption:
“A tweet has claimed that Bharat Biotech’s vaccine, Covaxin, has been approved for children above 12 years. #PIBFactCheck: This claim is #Fake. No such approval has been given by the Government of India. Currently, citizens above the age of 18 are eligible for #COVID19Vaccination.”
A tweet has claimed that Bharat Biotech’s vaccine, Covaxin, has been approved for children above 12 years.#PIBFactCheck: This declare is #Fake. No such approval has been given by the Government of India. Currently, residents above the age of 18 are eligible for #COVID19Vaccination pic.twitter.com/qdzBSfwllq
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 9, 2021
The clarification by the central authorities got here through the Press Information Bureau (PIB) official reality test deal with on Twitter.
The second part of lethal coronavirus has left mother and father nervous, as India has been recording over 4 lakh recent COVID-19 circumstances on a regular basis and its each day demise fee is in any respect time excessive.
Adding to the concern for the mother and father, many studies have quoted medical consultants saying that the third wave of COVID-19 is due and goes to be dangerous for children.
Principal Scientific Adviser to the federal government Okay Vijay Raghavan has stated, “Phase three is inevitable given the higher levels of circulating virus, but it is not clear on what time-scale this phase three will occur. We should be prepared for new waves.”
According to consultants, the primary wave of the virus attacked the aged, within the second wave extra youth are affected and the third wave will be harmful for children.
Meanwhile, the Centre has liberalised the part three of COVID-19 vaccination drive, by permitting the states and personal hospitals to acquire the doses instantly from producers.
