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West Bengal to roll out vaccination drive for children aged 12 14 years from March 21.

The beneficiaries will be administered only Crobevax vaccine for the children.

Kolkata: The West Bengal government will roll out the vaccination drive for children of age group 12-14 years from March 21, an official said.

The vaccination drive for the children all over the country has been started since Jan 3rd, 2022 but it got delayed in the state as “the administration received the standard operating procedures from the centre late”, he said.

 The beneficiaries will be administered only Crobevax vaccine and they can book their slots online through the facility of on-site registration will also be available.

The Covid-19 vaccination for children in the age group of 12-14 years will start from March21. Only Crobevax vaccine will be used for the beneficiaries,” the notification issued by state health department said.

The department asked vaccinators to ensure that the vaccine is “administered to only those who have completed the age of 12 years on the date of immunization”.

“Corbevax will be given from government vaccination centers only. Two doses of it will be administered at an interval of 28 days,” the notification added. Dedicated immunization centre will be established to cover children under inoculation drive.

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