Children can register for vaccines from January 1 on CoWIN app

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on Saturday announced that from 3rd January 2022, Monday, vaccination will start for the children in the age group of 15-18 years.

Children can register for vaccines from January 1 on CoWIN app

New Delhi: Children in the age group of 15-18 years will be able to register on the CoWIN app from January 1.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the new vaccination programme for children on Saturday.

As per the additional guideline, a student can register with his ID card on the CoWIN app. 

"Children in the age group of 15-18 years will be able to register on the CoWIN app from January 1. We've added an additional (10th) ID card for registration - the student ID card because some might not have Aadhaar or other identity cards," said Dr RS Sharma, CoWIN platform Chief, told news agency ANI.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on Saturday announced that from 3rd January 2022, Monday, vaccination will start for the children in the age group of 15-18 years. 

He also announced a precaution dose for healthcare and frontline workers from 10th January 2022, Monday. This has been done in light of the amount of time that the frontline workers and health care workers spend in the service of Covid patients.