LIVE: Children aged 15-18, frontline workers to get vaccine shots, says PM

In his address to the nation, PM Modi said that frontline health workers will be given supplementary dose from Jan 10

LIVE: Children aged 15-18 will be vaccinated from Jan 3, says PM Modi

Live updates: In his address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that children aged between 15-18 will be administered vaccine doses from January 3, 2022. He hailed the Indian healthcare system, the frontline workers, doctors, and researchers for their tireless efforts to curb the coronavirus surge.

He urged the citizens to avoid panic and misinformation and exercise caution. He further announced that the frontline health workers will be given an extra precautionary vaccine dose from January 10, 2022.

Talking about the senior citizens, PM said that precautionary shots to those who have comorbidities after consultation with the doctors.

PM Modi wished the nation on the occasion of Christmas and said that while people must welcome the new year, they should be careful and not let their guard down against the Omicron variant. He said that the economic activity has been recovering and normalcy is returning.

Talking about the vaccination of children, PM said that it would give confidence to the parents while sending their children to schools and colleges.

PM hailed the states with higher tourism rates for achieving 100% vaccination of adults.

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Citizens above 60 years of age with comorbidities will be given booster dose: PM Modi

Citizens above 60 years of age with comorbidities will be given booster dose after consultations from the doctor: PM Modi

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Frontline health workers will be given booster dose from Jan 10: PM Modi

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This will give protection to the students going to school and colleges: PM Modi

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Children between the age of 15-18 will be vaccinated: PM Modi

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We are bouncing back to normalcy and economic activity is recovering: PM Modi

We are bouncing back to normalcy and economic activity is recovering, but we need to remember that the pandemic is not over yet: PM Modi

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All this reflects our great team work: PM Modi

All this reflects our team work and dedication to deal with coronavirus: PM Modi

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States with higher tourism rates have already achieved 100% vaccination: PM Modi

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Today, 61% of the adult population of the nation is fully vaccinated: PM Modi

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We worked on vaccine research and manufacturing long ago: PM Modi

We worked on vaccine research and manufacturing long ago and since Jan 16 we began vaccinating our citizen: PM Modi

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We have decent number of oxygen beds: PM Modi

Our capability to deal with health emergencies has gone up. We have decent number of oxygen beds: PM Modi

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No need to panic but safety is a must: PM Modi

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Caution is must to be safe: PM Modi

While the nation is preparing to welcome the new year, it is also the time for caution against Omicron:PM Modi

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PM to address the nation shortly

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation shortly.

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Gujarat sees 6 new Omicron cases

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Maharashtra reports 2 more Omicron cases

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First Published: Dec 25 2021 | 7:20 AM IST