PM Modi’s address to nation: Vaccine for children from Jan 3, precaution dose for healthcare workers, elderly from Jan 10

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Saturday over rising Omicron threat across the threat. In his 15 minute address to the nation, PM Modi announced a couple of policy decisions to intensity nation’s vaccination programme, aimed at reaching out to the vulnerable community i.e. frontline & healthcare workers.

PM Modi announced that children above 15-18 years of age will be vaccinated from next month, starting January 3. PM also announced that those in the frontline and senior citizens alongwith those with co-morbitiy will be jabbed with precautionary dose of Covid-19, starting January 10.

PM Modi’s address to the nation came close on the heels of approval for Bharat Biotech’s emergency use authorisation by DGCI for children above 12 years of age.

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Big Announcements by PM Modi:

# Some decisions have taken to extend the fight against Omicron threat
# Vaccination for children between 15-18 years of children will begin
# Vaccination of children in this group will begin from January 3, 2022
# Healthcare & frontline workers play pivotal role in combatting Covid-19
# Precaution dose to begin for healthcare & frontline workers to begin from next month

# Precaution dose to begin for healthcare & frontline workers to begin from next month, 10^th January is date

# Those above 60 years and those with co-morbidity will also get precaution dose, in consultation with their family doctors