Bhubaneswar, Jan. 3 -- Amid the swelling cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19, the vaccination drive for teens between the age of 15 and 18 years kicked off today at several dedicated session sites across Odisha. The timing for vaccination has been fixed between 8 am and 1 pm, said reports.

A total of 939 session sites have been set up across the State while the government aims to complete the first dose of vaccination for 15 to 18 year olds in a month. The teenagers can register for the vaccination through CoWIN app and also prefer for on-site registration.

As per the directions issued by the Drugs Controller General of India earlier, indigenously-developed Bharat Biotech's Covaxin will only be administered to the children in this age ...