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Rajasthan
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Uttrakhand
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Punjab
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Delhi
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Detailed explanation-1: -COVID vaccination in the country commenced with vaccination to all Health Care Workers. The program was expanded with time to include vaccination of Front Line Workers, citizens more than 60 years of age, citizens more than 45 years of age, and eventually citizens more than 18 years of age.
Detailed explanation-2: -India launched vaccinations for all people aged more than 45 years from April 1 last year. The government then expanded its vaccination drive by allowing everyone above 18 years of age to be inoculated against the viral disease from May 1, 2021.
Detailed explanation-3: -Updated (bivalent) Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine also became available on December 9, 2022 for children aged 6 months–4 years to complete the primary series. CDC recommends everyone stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines for their age group: Children and teens aged 6 months–17 years. Adults aged 18 years and older.
Detailed explanation-4: -The vaccine is not recommended for people younger than 18 years of age. Safety and immunogenicity data for under-18s are currently being generated but until such data are available, vaccination of individuals in this age group is not recommended.