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    COVID-19 | Over 1.5 crore adolescents in 15-18 years group fully vaccinated: Mandaviya

    Over 70 percent of beneficiaries in the same age group have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine so far, according to Union Health Ministry data.

    PTI
    February 14, 2022 / 20:10 IST
    COVID-19 vaccination for children in the 15 to 18 age category began on January 3. (Image: ANI)

    Over 1.5 crore adolescents in the 15-18 years age group nationwide are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on February 14.

    "Young India is fighting the pandemic with full vigour. Over 1.5 crore youngsters between the 15-18 age group are fully vaccinated now," the minister tweeted.

    Over 70 percent of beneficiaries in the same age group have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine so far, according to Union Health Ministry data. According to the Registrar General of India (RGI), the estimated population of beneficiaries in the age group of 15-18 years is 7.4 crores for 2021-22.

    Vaccination of children in the age group of 15-18 years began from January 3, 2022, across the country.

    PTI
    first published: Feb 14, 2022 08:10 pm

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