Over 1 crore youngsters between 15-18 age group jabbed with first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
“Over 1 crore youngsters between 15-18 age group have received 1st dose of #COVID19 vaccine that too on the 3rd day of vaccination drive for children. I appeal to all eligible young friends to get vaccinated at the earliest,” Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted.
FollowOver 1 crore children in the age group of 15 to 18 years have received 1st dose of Covid-19 vaccine so far in the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Wednesday. The Minister took to Twitter and wrote, ‘Superb enthusiasm among Young India for Vaccination’.
“Over 1 crore youngsters between 15-18 age group have received 1st dose of #COVID19 vaccine that too on the 3rd day of vaccination drive for children. I appeal to all eligible young friends to get vaccinated at the earliest,” Mandaviya tweeted.
Further details awaited.
Meanwhile, India saw a sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 cases with 58,097 new cases reported in the previous 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data on Wednesday. So far, a total of 2,135 cases of the Omicron variety of coronavirus have been identified across the nation.
