Kids below 12 yrs who are at high risk need to be inoculated against Covid, says NIV director

With many states ending Covid restrictions and some even lifting the mask mandate, Director of National Institute of Virology Dr Priya Abraham said vaccinating children below the age of 12 years who are at high risk should be a priority.

Abraham said children mostly have mild Covid infection but those who are at high risk and have comorbidities can experience complications. However, the proportion of such children is very less, she said.

“Going by that, in my opinion, children below the age of 12 years who are at high risk — as in those who are on dialysis, have immunosuppression and also are suffering from cancer, among others — need to be vaccinated,” Abraham told

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