Big news has come on Covaccine Corona Vaccine. Now children from 2 years to 18 years can be vaccinated. Its approval has been received from DCGI. Let us tell you that Bharat Biotech and ICMR together have made Covaccine. That is the Indian corona vaccine. Covaccine proved to be about 78 percent effective in clinical trials against the coronavirus.
It has been said that the guidelines will be issued soon by the central government regarding this. Only then will children start getting vaccinated. It has been told that children will also get two vaccines of Covaccine like adults. In the trials conducted so far, there is no news of any harm to the children because of the vaccine.
Let us inform you that Bharat Biotech's Covaccine has completed the trial of the vaccine on children below 18 years. In this, Phase-2, Phase-3 trials have been done in September. Its data has been handed over to DCGI.
According to sources, those children who have problems with asthma, etc. can be vaccinated first. This vaccine will be installed free of cost in government places.
The approval of the Covaccine Corona Vaccine for children is also news of relief. Because children will be most affected if the third wave of corona arrives. But if children start getting the corona vaccine before that, then the infection can be reduced.
Doctor Naresh Trehan also believes that like adults, children should also be vaccinated. Meaning in that too, they should get the corona vaccine first, those who are more prone to infection. Trehan also said that if the children get the corona vaccine, then it will be easy to open the schools completely, the fear of parents and the children towards the corona will also be less.
Talking about India, right now people above 18 years of age are being given the corona vaccine in the country. In this, Covishield, Covaccine, and Sputnik are being administered. So far, 95 crore corona vaccines have been administered in India. Earlier in August, India also approved Zydus Cadila's corona vaccine for emergency use. This is the first DNA-based vaccine.
