Covovax COVID-19 vaccine in children between ages 7 and 11 began in Pune's Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College and Hospital. The Covid vaccine trial for the paediatric age group began in India and the age for enrolment for this group is 2-17 years.
COVOVAX is the Indian version of the NOVOVAX vaccine brought in India by the Serum Institute of India for children. "Pune's Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College Hospital began phase 2/3 trials of Covovax in children between 7 and 11 years of age.
Nine children have been enrolled for the trial here," said Dr Sanjay Lalwani, the Medical Director of the hospital, as quoted by news agency ANI. "For the children who wish to enrol their parents are counselled in local vernacular language and the