The West Bengal government will roll out the inoculation drive for children in the 12-14 years age group from March 21 even though the programme was launched across the country on Wednesday, an official said. The launch of the vaccination drive for children in the State got delayed as "the administration received the standard operating procedures from the Centre late", he said.
The beneficiaries would be administered only Corbevax and they can book their slots online though the facility of on-site registration will also be available, a State government notification said on Thursday.
"[The] COVID-19 vaccination for children in the age group of 12-14 years will start from March 21. Only Corbevax vaccine would be used for the beneficiaries," the notification issued by the State Health Department said.
