Emergency use of vaccine approved for kids??

S Venkateshwari
Emergency use of vaccine approved for kids??


Today emergency use of the vaccine has been approved for adolescents aged 12 to 18 years. In the new year, the Covid vaccine was started for adolescents of 15 to 18 years. DCGI has approved Corbevax manufactured by Biological E of india for its emergency use.


Vaccine drive will get a boost

The central government is constantly trying to take the vaccination campaign to more and more people. PM Modi is in touch with the states on this issue and has been appealing for it himself. Now the vaccination campaign will get a boost by allowing emergency use of the vaccine to children above 12 years of age.


The committee had recommended emergency use

Biological E's Covid-19 vaccine 'Corbevax' has been agreed for kids aged 12 to 18 years with specific circumstances. The way the third wave of Covid is coming out without causing serious harm, it is believed that a maximum number of people are getting vaccinated.

The Corbevax vaccine will be injected into the body via muscle and both doses will have to be taken within 28 days. This vaccine can be stored at a temperature of 2 to 8 °C. 

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