Vaccination drive: Students queue up for first shot in West Bengal
PTI
Posted on 03 Jan 2022
17:39 PM
A girl gets her first shot at Bethune Collegiate School on Day 1 of the COVID vaccination drive for 15-18-year-olds in India. Over 12.3 lakh youngsters were administered vaccine doses across the country till 3pm on January 3. PHOTO: AMIT DATTA
Students practise social distancing as they wait outside Town School in Kolkata. Vaccination camps have been set up at government, semi-government and private schools in West Bengal. Teenagers can also receive their shots at 338 hospitals and medical colleges across the state and 37 health clinics run by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). PHOTO: AMIT DATTA
Students wait for their turn at Bethune Collegiate School. “We have begun the drive with 60 lakh Covaxin doses for this age group. A total of 48 lakh teenagers are eligible,” a health official told PTI. All those born before 2007 will be eligible for vaccination, according to the guidelines issued by the Union health ministry recently. PHOTO: AMIT DATTA
The waiting area at Town School, Kolkata — one of the 16 educational institutions in the city where the vaccine was administered. Registration for vaccination began on January 1. Appointments can be booked online or onsite (walk-in). PHOTO: AMIT DATTA