Ramp Up Covid Vaccine Drive For Children Aged 12-14: UP CM

Covid-19 vaccination for kids!

On Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath instructed officials to ramp up the ongoing Covid vaccination drive for children aged 12-14 years, saying many kids in this group are yet to take their jabs.

The cases of Covid-19 are again fluctuating with an increment in cases of deadly Covid-19. The UP CM directs to ramp up Inoculation drive for kids age group 

Further, the Chief Minister, Reviewed the Covid situation in the state, the Chief Minister said vaccinating all eligible children is the priority of the government and asked officials to ensure the availability of vaccines.

According to the statement, "Many children in the age group of 12 to 14 years are yet to take the vaccine. There is a need to ramp up the vaccination drive for them. The state has proper availability of vaccines and it should also be ensured for future requirements," said the CM.

Adding more, He also directed authorities to undertake awareness campaigns about the importance of booster doses and encourage every individual above 18 years to take the precautionary jab, said the CM.

Cases of Covid-19 are returning. For which booster dose and other age group inoculation drive is speeding up in respective states. According to the data, Uttar Pradesh has so far administered over 32,10,86,485 vaccine doses.

Of these, 17,30,37,190 are first doses, while 14,50,83,297 individuals are fully vaccinated, reported the data.