With the beginning of the new year, a new chapter is going to be added to the ongoing vaccination campaign against Corona. From January 3, 2022, vaccination of children aged 15 to 18 years will start to protect them from corona. Till now only people above 18 years of age were being vaccinated in the country. The Union Health Ministry has made it clear that only those children born in 2007 or before will be vaccinated.

The Union Health Ministry has also made it clear in its order that unlike adults, children will not have the option to choose the vaccine. Only Covaxin will be given to children, in future children may have other vaccine options. Let us tell you that before this, Zydus Cadila’s Corona vaccine has been approved for emergency use in the country for children above 12 years of age. In such a situation, this vaccine can also be given to children above 12 years of age. Zydus Cadila’s corona vaccine has been named ZyCoV-D. This is the world’s first indigenous vaccine based on DNA. The vaccine was approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).

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Now all of you would be interested to know why only Covaxin is being given to children and how to register for the vaccine? Let us answer your questions regarding this through this article.

Why Covaxin for children?

There is only one reason for using Covaxin instead of Zydus Cadila’s Corona vaccine in children and that is the effective ability of both the vaccines. While Zydus Cadila’s corona vaccine has been found to be 66.6% effective in trials conducted on 12+ children, Covaxin has been found to be 77.8% effective in the third phase clinical trials. After this it was approved for children in the country. National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) Chairman Dr NK Arora said on Sunday that during the trials, the results of Covaxin regarding immune response in children were better, due to which the decision to administer Covaxin to children was taken. Has been taken.

How to register for vaccination of children?

According to the Union Health Ministry, like adults, children will also be vaccinated. For this, you can register your child on the Co-WIN app (Co-WIN) and website or you can also go to the vaccination center and book a vaccine slot for your child. To book vaccine slots for children, you can use the child’s Aadhar card and school ID card. Vaccination of children will be started from January 3, 2022 and registration for it will start from the new year i.e. from January 1, 2022. Keep in mind that while going to the vaccination center, maintain social distance and wear a mask.

Do children have side effects from vaccination?

The biggest concern among parents regarding the Corona vaccine given to children from the New Year is whether taking the vaccine can have any negative effect on the children? This question is natural and this is not the first time that such questions are being raised. Similar questions had arisen earlier when vaccination of adults was started, even during the polio programme.

So let us tell you that according to the World Health Organization, there have been no reports of any serious side effects from the corona vaccine in children so far. Although cases of inflammation of the heart muscle in children have been reported in some countries, they are very rare and recover quickly. According to experts, swelling is a common symptom which occurs during other vaccinations also. Apart from this, just like adults, after vaccination, children may face problems like pain in hands, mild fever, fatigue, headache, pain in muscles or joints, due to which there is no need to panic. If the problem worsens, then talk to the doctor present at the vaccination center or your nearest doctor about it.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that common vaccine side effects occur within two days of vaccination in children, which last for up to three days and mostly resolve on their own. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention further said that after the mRNA vaccine was given to children in America, some problems of inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) were also reported in children aged 12-17 years, although their number was very low and Such side effects were seen only in 54 out of every 10 lakh children.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised that if the child has chest pain, difficulty in breathing or problems like rapid breathing or increased heart beat within a week of getting the corona vaccine, then consult a doctor immediately. Talk to about it. At present, the possibility of children having such problems in India is very less because mRNA vaccine was given in America and children in India are going to get only Covaxin at present, due to which the possibility of having such problems is negligible.

What things should be kept in mind while getting children vaccinated?

While vaccinating your children, you should take special care of the following things: –

While vaccinating your children, you should take special care of the following things: –

Before getting the vaccine, you must get your child examined and ensure that he is not suffering from cold or fever.

Before taking the child for the vaccine, make sure that he has slept well at night, exercised and eaten healthy food. All these things help in increasing the immunity of the child.

If the child has any allergy or serious illness, then definitely talk to your doctor about it before getting him vaccinated.

Before going to get vaccinated, be sure to take a full meal; do not take the vaccine on an empty stomach.

For more information, you can also consult the doctor present at the Corona Vaccination Center.