•National Institute of Virology – Indian Council of Medical Research has expressed the possibility of the COVID-19 vaccine for children to be available by September 2021.

•Priya Abraham, Director ICMR-NIV said that Phase-II and III trials of COVAXIN are underway for children aged 2 to 18 years for which the results will available soon be presented to the regulators.

•Zydus Cadila’s COVID-19 vaccine trial is also underway and can also be used on children .

•COVID-19 vaccines are important to build protection against all variants including the Delta variant. Mixing and matching vaccines will not cause a safety issue. Recommendations for boosters will be available soon.

By: Neeraj Chauhan