
Mysuru all set for rolling out vaccination for 15-18 age group
The Hindu
Plans afoot to cover 1.47 lakh beneficiaries in a span of five days
The Department of Health and Family Welfare is all set for the roll out of vaccination for those aged between 15 and 18 years, with the Centre announcing vaccination for the teens. This comes amidst the threat of a spike in cases from Omicron variant of COVID-19 whose numbers are on the rise in the country.
As many as 1.47 lakh beneficiaries – school and college students put together – have been identified based on the data sourced from the Departments of Public Instruction and Pre-University Education. The entire vaccination drive will be done only in schools and colleges and as many as 400 teams will carry out the task.
Mysuru district has around 1,500 schools and colleges. The district administration had a meeting ahead of the roll out collecting the statistics from the departments on the numbers.