In Assam 7 million children will get the covid vaccine
Guwahati: An estimated 7 million children between the ages of two and 18 in Assam will get the covid vaccine, the state vaccination office said on Tuesday.
Although the Center has not yet formally contacted the state for planning to vaccinate the children, Munindra Nath Ngatey, the state nodal officer for vaccinating Kovid, told TOI that most of the children are planning to be vaccinated on his office school premises. . Primary classes, where about 5 million children are enrolled in Assam, are set to resume on October 19, as the classes were closed in April due to the second wave.
“Vaccination of children is going to be relatively easy. Children between the ages of two and 15 are vaccinated under whatever routine vaccinations and thus we can easily reach them. Also, since all school campuses are reopening soon, the rest of the schools can be vaccinated, “Ngatey said. He said about 0% of all children would be vaccinated at school. Reported.
About 12,000 covid patients in the state are under five years of age, and 55,000 between six and 18 years of age. In all, 67,000 patients were under 18 years of age and accounted for 11% of all cases.
Parents breath easy
Parents breathed a sigh of relief at the development, and even health experts say that immunity in children is better than in adults.
Jury Kanwar, a housewife from Dhalpur in Lakhimpur district of Upper Assam, is still skeptical about sending her 10-year-old son to a nearby government school because her son has not been vaccinated.
She stopped her son from going to the playground last year and kept him locked in the backyard. Private tutors are also not allowed to stay at home for long.
He was not overwhelmed by the state government’s decision to reopen the primary school from October 1, but in the last lap of the district – not too far from the district headquarters – online classes were often disrupted due to poor internet connection.
But they were relieved when news of a covid vaccine for those under 18 came on the TV screen. Just a few weeks ago, he lost his 90-year-old father to Kovid.
“Our children’s lives are more important than their educational careers. I will initially prefer online classes, but my son’s physical classes will start on October 19. I will not be able to send my son to school until he is vaccinated,” he said. Jury
Among third-wave concerns, many health experts and parents feared that the lack of a vaccine could have a serious impact on children’s health in the event of another outbreak of colic.
But doctors who deal closely with covid patients say that most children are free of co-morbidities and can survive covid-1 with a little precaution.
“Children’s immune systems are good because most of them do not have co-morbidities. Moreover, nowadays almost all parents bring their children for regular immunization activities. The Covid vaccine for children will further alleviate the fear of the virus in children, ”said Dr. Anupal Sarma, Additional Superintendent, Mahendra Mohan Chowdhury Hospital, Guwahati.
Dr Achyut Baish, principal of Guwahati Medical College Hospital, said children rarely show post-covid complications. “Once the kids recover from the covid, they stay healthy,” he said.
In Assam 7 million children will get the covid vaccine
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