Centre move to vaccinate children against COVID unscientific, says AIIMS epidemiologist
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Overview
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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Vaccination to start for 15-18 age group but some call decision Unscientific
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