ANI. Recently, the Central Government said no scientific body suggests that vaccination of children against Covid-19 should be a condition for reopening schools, but inoculation of teachers, school employees and parents is desirable.
Whether children have to be vaccinated and who among them should get the jabs is an evolving scientific and public health discourse, Paul had said.
Only a limited number of nations have introduced vaccination of children so far, he had said last week. On Zydus Cadila's Covid vaccine On the pricing of Zydus Cadila's ZyCoV-D, Paul said that a discussion is underway and a decision will be taken soon. “We are looking to include this vaccine in the national vaccination programme," the Member-Health of Niti