Sessions for precaution dose to open at TN COVID-19 vaccination centres
The Hindu
The centres will also have a separate queue to administer Covaxin to children aged between 15 and 18, as per a letter sent by the Directorate of Public Health to all deputy directors of health services in TN
The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has directed all deputy directors of health services (DDHS) to open sessions for administration of precaution doses to eligible beneficiaries, and to have a separate counter and queue for vaccinating children aged 15 to 18 years at all existing Government COVID-19 Vaccination Centres (GCVCs).
The Directorate said that till January 10, 70% of children aged 15 to 18 years (23,34,845) had been vaccinated in the State. As many as 20,765 beneficiaries --10,091 healthcare workers, 5,482 frontline workers and 5,192 persons aged above 60 years with co-morbid conditions -- had been vaccinated with the precaution dose.
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