New Delhi: With the reopening of schools has raised concerns about the safety of children under the age of 15, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that the government will decide whether or not to vaccinate this group based on the recommendations of an expert panel. During Question Hour, he stated that the government has formed an expert panel to make recommendations on which age groups should receive the COVID-19 vaccine first, and that vaccination for the 15-18 age range is now ongoing.

"Around 67 percent of 15-18-year-olds have been vaccinated thus far." The immunisation drive is being carried out as quickly as possible. The future decision (to vaccinate kids under the age of 15) would be made based on the recommendations of the expert committee," Mandaviya added.

He stated that the expert panel meets on a regular basis and makes recommendations on which the government acts. The minister was responding to a question from BJP member Syed Zafar Islam on the extent of harm posed by the Omicron variant of coronavirus to youngsters when schools reopened and those under the age of 15 were not vaccinated. "I am delighted to convey that not only India's ICMR but global scientific institutes have declared vaccination will assist reduce mortality rate and hospitalisation rate," the minister said in response to another question from BJP member T G Venkatesh about the efficiency of COVID-19 vaccine. This has been lowered successfully." According to him, 97.5 percent of eligible beneficiaries in India have received the first dose of vaccine and 77% have received the second dosage.

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