Three Vaccines Likely To Be Available Soon For Children Between 12-18 Age Group

New Delhi: The US started administering Covid vaccines to adolescents, the UK on Friday permitted Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to fifteen after a “rigorous review”. The Pfizer vaccine is already permitted to be used in folks aged 16 and over.

India presently anticipates a 3rd wave which some specialists say will have an effect on youngsters probably the most. It is anticipated that the third wave may very well be as extreme because the second and final for a mean period of 98 days, in response to an SBI report. The report additionally went on to warn concerning youngsters saying that they may very well be the following weak group, and vaccination ought to be the important thing precedence. 

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“With round 150-170 million youngsters within the 12-18 age bracket, India ought to go for a sophisticated procurement technique like that adopted by developed nations to inoculate this age group,” the report said.

During a press conference, when asked if the Pfizer vaccine, when available in India, will be considered for children between the age of 12 and 15 years as the UK has approved it for this category, NITI Aayog’s Dr. VK Paul said India is readying its own vaccines for children.

“Child cohort shouldn’t be a small cohort. My tough guess is that whether it is between 12 to 18 years, this itself is about 13 to 14 crore inhabitants and for which we’ll want about 25-26 crore doses. We can not have some folks getting and others not getting. So we should take this under consideration once we strategize and decide based mostly on what number of doses of which vaccines can be found,” he was quoted as saying by PTI.

He further said that not only Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, but Zydus Cadila’s vaccine is already being tested on children.

“So when Zydus comes for licensure, hopefully within the subsequent two weeks, possibly we’ve got sufficient information to take a view whether or not the vaccine may be given to youngsters,” he said.

These pathways of decision-making and analysis are being actively considered and examined, he added.

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