COVID-19: India vaccinates teens aged 15 to 18 as omicron variant wreaks havoc
Authorities in India began vaccinating teens in the age group of 15 to 18, as more states started to enforce tighter restrictions to arrest a new COVID-19surge stoked by the infectious omicron variant. Pictured here: Children wait to receive their vaccination for COVID-19 at a government school in New Delhi. (Image: AP)The election commission has decided to go ahead with legislature elections early this year in the country’s most populous state with over 20 crore people despite a spike in COVID-19 cases. Pictured here: Policemen stand guard as a large crowd of supporters gather to listen to PM Narendra Modi as he lays the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. (Image: AP)On Monday, state governments across the country administered doses at schools, hospitals, and through special vaccination sites amid a rapid rise in coronavirus infections, particularly in the country’s densely populated cities. (Image: AP)A teenager receives vaccination for COVID-19 at a government school, in New Delhi. (Image: AP)A teenager registers to receive vaccination for COVID-19 at a government school, in New Delhi. (Image: AP)India has begun vaccinating teens in the age group of 15 to 18, as more states are enforcing tighter restrictions to arrest a surge of infections stoked by the omicron variant. (Image: AP)Indian teens wait to receive their vaccination for COVID-19. (Image: AP)
