A big news has come for the people of the younger population remaining in the midst of vaccination in the country. Now children from 2 years to 18 years can be vaccinated against Covaccine. It has been approved, and this vaccine will be available in government hospitals as well as private hospitals.
Amidst the fears of the third wave of Corona, a good news is coming. Now children from 2 years to 18 years can be vaccinated against Covaccine. Its approval has been received from DCGI. Bharat Biotech and ICMR have together made this vaccine. This is an Indian corona vaccine. Which proved to be about 78 per cent effective in Covaxin clinical trials against the coronavirus.
It has been learned that soon guidelines will also be issued by the Central Government regarding this. Only then will children start getting vaccinated. Children will also be given two vaccines of Covaccine like adults. In the trials conducted so far, no harm has been revealed to the children due to the vaccine.
Bharat Biotech’s Covaccine has completed the trial of the vaccine on children below 18 years. In this, Phase-2, Phase-3 trials have been done in September. And its data has been handed over to DCGI.
According to sources, this vaccine can be given first to those children who have problems with asthma etc. This vaccine will be installed free of cost in government places.
Relief before fear of third wave
It is also news of relief to get the approval of the Covaccine corona vaccine for children. Because children will be most affected in the possible third wave of corona, it is believed that. But if children start getting corona vaccine before that, the infection can be reduced to a great extent.
Doctor Naresh Trehan also believes that, “Like adults, children should also be vaccinated. They should first get the corona vaccine, who are more prone to infection. Trehan also said that if the children get the corona vaccine, then the school will be completely It will be easier to open, parents and children’s fear of corona will also be less”.
Talking about India, at present, people above 18 years of age are being given corona vaccine in the country. In this, the corona vaccine of Kovishield, Covaccine and Sputnik is being administered. According to the data of the Government of India, so far 95 crore corona vaccines have been administered in India.
Earlier in August, India also approved Zydus Cadila’s corona vaccine for emergency use. This is the first DNA based vaccine. And this vaccine is to be given to children of 12 to 18 years.