COVID-19: Parents breathe a sigh of relief as Co-WIN registration opens for 15-18-year-old children

New Delhi: With the Co-WIN portal opening its registration slot for COVID-19 vaccination for children aged between 15 to 18 years from today onward, the parents are breathing a sigh of relief.

Children whose birth year is 2007 or before are eligible to register themselves on Co-WIN. To book the vaccination slot the beneficiaries can either self-register or use an existing account on Co-WIN.

ANI spoke to some teenagers in this specific age group and their parents. All of them expressed satisfaction and welcomed the decision saying that it was necessary with the new variant Omicron infecting the population at a rapid rate.

Health experts have stated that this vaccination was much needed and should have come earlier and now those who are eligible should be vaccinated as much as possible.

While speaking to ANI Dr Sisir Paul, Senior Consultant, Paediatrician, Madhukar Rainbow Hospital said, “Vaccination is the best way to protect from the disease and stop the spread also. Hence, more and more people need to get vaccinated.”

“I hope very soon the age bar will be lowered further and more and more children will get vaccinated. We have eradicated so many diseases just by vaccination. I am also sure that the vaccine will get modified along with time just to be more and more effective,” Dr Paul said.

Taking to Twitter earlier today, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged the parents of children, who are eligible to take the vaccination, to get them registered on the CoWIN portal.

बच्चे सुरक्षित, तो देश का भविष्य सुरक्षित!

नववर्ष के अवसर पर आज से 15 से 18 वर्ष की आयु के बच्चों के #COVID19 टीकाकरण हेतु COWIN पोर्टल पर रेजिस्ट्रेशन शुरू किए जा रहें है।

मेरा परिजनों से आग्रह है की पात्र बच्चों के टीकाकरण हेतु उनका रेजिस्ट्रेशन करें। #SabkoVaccineMuftVaccine

— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) January 1, 2022