Second dose for kids from Jan 31: DHS

Times of India | 4 months ago | 26-01-2022 | 01:03 am

Second dose for kids from Jan 31: DHS

Panaji: The directorate of health services will start vaccinating children in the 15-18 age group with the second dose from January 31. Around 80% of the eligible children have been vaccinated with the first dose so far, director Dr Ira Almeida told TOI. Almeida said that they have also received stock to begin administering the second dose to eligible children, which is to be given four weeks after the first dose. Regarding the precautionary dose, she said, they have received tremendous response from senior citizens, and 30% have already taken the third dose.

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