NEW DELHI, Jul 25 (NNN-PTI) – Director of India’s premier health institute, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, in New Delhi, Randeep Guleria, yesterday said, the country is likely to start vaccinating children by Sept.
Guleria made the remarks, during an interview with a local television news channel NDTV, saying, it will be an important move to break the chain of transmission.
“I think Zydus has already done the trials in children, and they’re waiting for the emergency authorisation. The Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin trials, should be over by Aug or Sept, and by that time we should get the approval. Pfizer vaccine has been already approved by the FDA. Hopefully, by Sept, we should start vaccinating children, and that will be a big boost, as far as, breaking the chain of transmission is concerned.”
According to India’s federal health ministry, so far, 427 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the country.
The ministry, however, does not give the population-wise break up of how many have received a single dose and how many were given the required two doses.
At present India is vaccinating population above 18 years of age.– NNN-PTI
