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1.4 lakh children in 12-14 age group jabbed on Day 1

The Times of India | 17/03/2022 08:38 AM | Click to read full article

More than 1.37 lakh adolescents in the 12-14 year age group were inoculated with the first dose of Corbevax till 7 pm on Wednesday — the first day of the rollout of Biological E’s Covid jab for this age group.

PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised the Covid vaccination drive for being “science-driven” and “people-powered” as the government expanded the programme to cover all citizens aged 12 years and above.

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