Covovax is now available for children in India. Earlier, on Tuesday, the SII chief had said that children aged 12 to 17 years in India can now get SII’s Covovax and hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his vision in providing another vaccine for children. "Covovax (Novavax), is now available for children in India.

This is the only vaccine manufactured in India that is also sold in Europe and has an efficacy of 90 per cent. This is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of providing yet another vaccine to protect our children," he said in a tweet.

Last week, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) approved the Serum Institute of India's Covovax COVID-19 vaccine for the age group 12-17.

Last year in December, the government cleared Covovax for restricted use in an emergency situation. COVID-19 vaccination for minors in India started from January 3 onwards for those in the 15-18 age group.

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Swimmer who went missing off New Jersey coast identified

WILDWOOD, N.J. - Authorities say a swimmer from Philadelphia who went missing in the ocean off the coast of New Jersey was not found after an exhaustive search. The Wildwood Police Department said 19-year-old Alfred Williams was among a group of four swimmers who needed to be rescued from the water last Tuesday. Emergency crews responded to the beach near Andrews Avenue around 4 p.m. and observed two swimmers in distress at least 100 yards off the shore. The two swimmers were pulled from the water by members of the Wildwood Fire Department, according to authorities. A 3-year-old girl is in critical condition after being rescued from a pool in Camden County, and three people were pulled from the ocean off the coast of Wildwood.

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NASA picks who'll make new spacesuits for the next moonwalkers

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Maharashtra: Facemasks mandate may return if Covid cases rise

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DA: Officer justified in deadly shooting at Malvern townhome

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Biden calls for tougher gun laws following series of mass shootings: 'How much more carnage?'

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Tropical Storm Watches issued for parts of Florida ahead of heavy rain, gusty winds

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North Korea lifts Covid-19 restrictions despite recording almost 100k cases a day

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ATF, state, local law enforcement all work to find cause in deadly Pottstown house explosion

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Biden admin to cancel $5.8B in school loans for former Corinthian College students

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Injured Ohio woman pulls herself up 100-foot ravine after being trapped in crashed car for 9 hours

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Crude oil falls on rising Covid cases in China

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Centre may reduce gap between second Covid jab and booster dose to 6 months

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Karnataka to take precautionary measures in border areas to curb Covid surge: CM

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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