No school entry for teens aged 15-17 without 1st dose?

Gurgaon: The health department, on Tuesday, asked the education department to ensure that all children in the 15-17 age bracket in Gurgaon receive their first Covaxin doses before April 1 and cautioned that the children without first dose would not be allowed to attend physical classes when schools reopen. The direction comes just three days after health minister Anil Vij issued a directive on Twitter, saying the same.
According to the education department, it is helping increase the vaccination pace in the 15-17 age bracket and keeping an eye on the vaccination drives in schools across the state. “We have told all schools to upload the vaccination data on the Avsar mobile app to get a clear picture of the situation so that we can assess how many children are getting vaccinated daily,” Vivek Kalia, additional director, secondary education, Haryana, said. As many as 92,340 children, nearly 61% of the 15-17 population eligible for vaccination, have received the first doses since January 3, but the target is 1.51 lakh children.
There are 127 government and 232 private schools in Gurgaon, which are now preparing a database of the eligible children to ensure that all get the first dose soon. “I am confident that all eligible children in our school will get vaccinated by April 1. We have already prepared a list of the children eligible for vaccination; the ongoing drive at the school is being carried out based on that data,” Peeya Sharma, principal, Ryan International School, Sohna, said. The vaccination pace has been smooth, Sharma added. “Both parents and children are excited about it. With the cases on the rise, students now want the vaccine,” she said.
Parents welcomed the direction, too. “I got both my kids vaccinated last week. It has been such a relief. I welcome the decision,” said Sikha Aggarwal, a resident of Sector 48.
The health department is trying to increase the vaccination coverage from its side. On January 23, the department will set up vaccination camps at the Gurudwara in New Colony, the Badi Church at Sheetla Colony, the Hanuman Mandir in Ashok Vihar, the Anjuman Jama Masjid in Sector 57 and the Jain Mandir in Sadar Bazar. At all five camps, children in the 15-17 age bracket will get the first doses, and over-60 people will get the booster doses.
On Tuesday, 2,059 people in the 15-17 age bracket got vaccinated in Gurgaon. On the ninth day of the booster vaccination drive, 2,222 people got the precautionary dose.
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