15-18 age group: Vax drive held at 40 centres in Pune

 

PUNE Starting from January 3, 2022, the vaccination drive for minors aged between 15 and 18 years began in Pune as part of a national initiative

PUNE Starting from January 3, 2022, the vaccination drive for minors aged between 15 and 18 years began in Pune as part of a national initiative.

The vaccination drive ran from 10 am to 6 pm with 40 centers administering 250 doses each on Monday. Currently, in Pune, minors are being jabbed with Covaxin.

PMC allowed 50% of available doses to be administered via walk-in registrations.

No more than five minors were allowed at any one time, to avoid long queues. Students can register for the vaccine using an Aadhar card.

Samatha Pethne, a nurse at a vaccination center said, “Children coming to receive the jab are more confident than adults. The response received since morning is very good. Children are being jabbed with Covaxin in the same quantity as adults.”

“The experience of taking the jab was wonderful. I waited for 10-15 mins in the registration line, it took less time than expected,” says a Class 9 student from Vidya Patil Memorial School, who asked that her name be withheld.