: Covaxin has shown good immune response among children, says Covid panel chief #IndiaNEWS Covaxin has demonstrated a good immune response among children during trials, the National Technical Advisory

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Covaxin has shown good immune response among children, says Covid panel chief #IndiaNEWS
Covaxin has demonstrated a good immune response among children during trials, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation said on Sunday, reported ANI.Bharat Biotech’s vaccine for coronavirus on Saturday was approved by the Drugs Controlled General of India for emergency use in children from 12 to 18 years of age. The vaccination programme will be opened for children over the age of 15 from January 3.On Sunday, Dr NK Arora, chairman of the Covid Task Force working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation said that Covaxin’s immune response in children was slightly better than in adults.“Secondly, this vaccine is a safe vaccine, and even local effects like pain, swelling in the arms are much less as compared to adults,� he said. “We would like to offer this protection to our adolescents.�Das added that the vaccine’s immunogenicity was examined among children as its efficacy cannot be studied among them, reported ANI. Immunogenicity refers to the level of antibodies produced in response to a vaccine. A good number of antibodies offers better protection against disease.“In fact, as I said, adolescents produce better levels of antibodies compared to their adults,� he said. “Here I would also like to say that the same Covaxin dose is given to children as...Read more

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