102 children register for vax trial at AIIMS-Patna

PATNA: The trial of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin on children at AIIMS-Patna is generating a good response with over 100 adolescents registering for the process in one week. Three children have already been jabbed.
AIIMS-Patna superintendent Dr C M Singh said 102 registrations were done till Thursday and flow of children for the trial was satisfactory. “Parents are coming forward with their kids for the trial.I would still request more parents to let their children participate in the trial,” Dr Singh said.
Of the 102 registered children, several were not allowed to participate in the trial as they had either tested Covid positive or were declared unfit by the paediatricians. The hospital administration has, however, refused to share details of such children, saying the information cannot be disclosed as the trials are still on.
“In the first stage, we are vaccinating children between 12 and 18 years of age. Children in the age group of 6 to 12 years will be vaccinated in the second stage and those between two years and six years in the third stage. There is no plan to conduct trial on children below two years of age as of now,” Dr Singh said.
He added there was no time constraint for the process as trial could be done in a flexible manner. “The target is to complete the trials on all three age groups within one-and-a-half month,” he added.
Those interested to participate in the trial can get themselves registered on 9471408832 and Rs 1,000 is given to participants as travel allowance. Nod for trial of Covaxin on children was given by Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on May 12.