COVID vaccinesIndia starts COVID jabs for kids ages 12-14 with own vaccine
Country widens inoculations as schools reopen; daily cases dip below 5,000
India has started a new COVID-19 inoculation drive, giving shots to children between the ages of 12 and 14. © Reuters
KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer
NEW DELHI -- India widened its COVID-19 vaccination coverage on Wednesday by launching an inoculation drive for children between the ages of 12 and 14 using a domestically developed vaccine, as in-person learning begins in most parts of the country after having been halted for two years.