Centre move to vaccinate children against COVID unscientific, says AIIMS epidemiologist

Published On 2021-12-29 11:18 GMT   |   Update On 2021-12-29 11:21 GMT
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The recent announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that vaccination against COVID-19 for children in the 15 to 18 age group will start from January 3 has been termed "unscientific" saying it will not yield any additional benefit.

A senior epidemiologist at AIl India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Dr Sanjay K Rai, who is the principal investigator of Covaxin trials for adults and children at the institute on Sunday termed the Centre's move to vaccinate children against Covid "unscientific" and said it will not yield any additional benefit.

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