India Announces COVID-19 Vaccines for Teens and Booster Doses for Some Adults

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives his second dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, India, April 8, 2021. India's Press Information Bureau/Handout via Reuters

India will start rolling out its first COVID-19 vaccines for teenagers aged 15 and above starting Jan. 3, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday.

“This decision will not only strengthen the nation’s fight against coronavirus, but it will also reduce the worries for school-going children and their parents,” he said in a live broadcast.