India to start teen vaccination between 15 to 18 years from January 3, 2022.

Booster dose for senior citizens to start from January 10,2022.

New Delhi: 

India will start vaccinating children between the ages of 15 to 18 from January 3 next year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in a sudden address to the nation tonight. He said that as people prepare to welcome the new year with hope and celebration, it’s also a time to be careful as the highly contagious Omicron variant is rapidly pushing up Covid infections.

He appealed to the people not to panic but be careful and alert. “Use masks and wash hands regularly,” he said. 

PM Modi assured the citizens that all possible preparations are in order to tackle increasing infections. He listed the number of hospital beds, oxygen beds available, and vaccination progress. 

“Covid isn’t past us yet. Being careful is very important,” he said. 

“Today, the nation has 18 lakh isolation beds, 5 lakh oxygen-supported beds, 1.4 lakh ICU beds, and 90,000 special beds for children. Today, we have over 3,000 functional PSA Oxygen plants and 4 lakh Oxygen cylinders have been provided to all states,” he said. 

For country men above 60 years of age ,the booster dose procedure will start from January 10,2022.