Health authorities on Monday reviewed the arrangements at vaccination sites, manpower requirement and vaccine stock for immunisation of the 15 to 18 age group precaution dose for the 60+ with comorbidities condition, healthcare and frontline workers.
The government will come out with modalities on ways to identify 15 to 18 age group beneficiaries soon. The vaccination of 15 to 18 will start from January 3 while the precaution dose will kick off from January 10.
As the vaccination drive is currently going on, there wont be much additional exercise for the inoculation of the 15 to 18 age group. The sites will remain the same. There may be some increase in manpower deployment. We are yet to decide whether to take Class X identity card or Aadhar card as proof. We may receive a circular on this from the Centre, said BijayPanigrahi, director, family welfare.