Vaccination is required to keep children safe from the pandemic.
Both Covishield and Covaxin will be available soon in private clinics for purchase.
Children in the age group of 6-12 years have already been given the second dose as part of its clinical trials.
Vaccination for children will be started with Zydus Cadila’s ZyCoV-D vaccine from September.
The Union Health Ministry says that the interval between two doses of Covishield has been extended based on real-life evidence.