Teenagers can register for vaccine using student IDs

teens can register for vaccines using their student ID card.

From January 1, children aged 15 to 18 can register for COVID-19 vaccines on the CoWIN app using their school ID cards, according to the government.

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CoWIN chief Dr RS Sharma told CNN-News18 that children will have an option to choose between Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and Zydus Cadila’s jab

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The Bharat Biotech's vaccine is a double-dose Covaxin , where as Zydus Cadila's vaccine is a three-dose ZyCoV-D

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The drug controller has cleared Novavax trials on kids between 7 and 11 years of age, and Corbevax trials for children over five. But hasn't been cleared for use

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India lags behind countries in Europe, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and New Zealand - in offering Covid vaccines for kids.

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The decision to start vaccinating children comes amid an alarming increase in Covid cases in schools

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PM Modi had on 25 December announced the start of vaccination for children in 15-18 age group from coming 3 January.

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PM also announced 'precaution' or booster shots for frontline workers, as well as those over 60 years suffering from co-morbidities.

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India has, so far, administered 141.7 crore vaccine doses, but only 58.1 crore are the second dose

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