New Delhi, 27th Dec: On Monday, CoWin portal chief Dr RS Sharma announced that Children between the age of 15 and 18 will be able to register on the CoWIN platform from January 1, 2022.
The announcement comes days after PM Modi’s Christmas night address, where he said children in the 15-18 age group will soon be eligible for Covid vaccines.
Dr RS Sharma, CoWIN platform Chief said, “Children in the age group of 15-18 years will be able to register on the CoWIN app from Jan 1. We’ve added an additional (10th) ID card for registration because some might not have Aadhaar or other identity cards”
When asked about the procedure of children with comorbidities to be same or different, he said, “When you will register, it will ask whether you have any comorbidities or not. If you say yes, you will have to to show the comorbidities certificate from registered doctor at the vaccination centre to get the jab, said Dr. Sharma.
On precaution dose, Dr Sharma said, “The process will be exactly the same. If you are above 60 years of age and have taken both doses and the gap between the second dose and the day you are registering is more than 9 months (39 weeks), then you will be eligible for the precaution dose.”
As of now, more than 60% of the eligible population has been vaccinated fully against Covid-19.
