Over 40 lakh teenagers vaccinated on 1st day of India's inoculation drive for 15-18 age group

Over 40 lakh children between 15-18 age group received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on the 1st day of vaccination drive for children, till 8 PM, said Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Monday, January 3, 2022 - 23:42

New Delhi: Over 40 lakh children between 15-18 age group received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on the 1st day of vaccination drive for children, till 8 PM, said Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Monday announced that all schools in Mumbai will remain closed for classes 1 to 9 till January 31, in view of rising COVID-19 cases. School for classes 10 & 12 to continue.

Congress Punjab President Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday Congress  Rs 5000 & Rs 15000 each to girl students on passing Class 5 & Class 10, respectively.

We'll give Rs 20,000 to each girl student when she passes Class 12. To help girl students pursue higher studies, we'll give them computer tablets, he added.

 Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science and Technology (KCCRSST) at Chandigarh University, Gharuan, on Monday (January 3, 2022). "We are moving forward to fulfil the dream that Dr Vikram Sarabhai, Dr Satish Dhawan, & Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam had seen," said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the inauguration ceremony.

Additionally, amid growing fears of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a nationwide vaccination drive for beneficiaries in the age bracket of 15-18 years began on Monday.  As per the Centre`s policy, the government launched the inoculation drive for the 15-18 age groups and over 12,00,000 have already registered for their dose in the past few days.

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