Children attaining age of 15 years as on January 2023, are eligible for vaccination: Health Ministry

New Delhi: Health and Family Welfare Ministry has said that children attaining age of 15 years as on January 2023, are eligible for vaccination under 15 to 18 age group.

       

Additional Secretary of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Vikas Sheel has written a letter to States and Union Territories. In the letter, it has been clarified that those born in years 2005, 2006 and 2007



are eligible in 15-18 years' category for the Covid-19 vaccination. 

The letter further states that those who have already attained or would be attaining the age of 60 years as on January 2023 are eligible for precautionary dose. Health Ministry has stressed that no eligible citizen is left out of the benefit of the Covid-19 vaccine.