Bhubaneswar: Amid the rising cases of Omicron variant, Odisha govt kicks off administration of COVID-19 vaccine to children between 15-18 age group from Monday.
The timing for vaccination has been fixed between 8.00am and 1.00pm, a source said.
As many as 939 special vaccination centers have also been set up for this purpose. Children who have not registered themselves online for the vaccination can receive vaccine by doing on-spot registration at the centres, said Bijay Panigrahi, Director of Health & Family Welfare.
PNN/Agencies