Children between 15 and 18 years can register online on CoWin from January 1 or onsite at vaccination centres to receive Covaxin shots from January 3.

Among healthcare and frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with comorbidities, prioritisation and sequencing would be based on completion of nine months or 39 weeks from the date of the second dose as of January 10, the government said in its guidelines issued on Monday.

To register on the CoWin site, children can use their school IDs, National Health Authority chief executive RS Sharma said. They can register themselves online through an existing account or create a new one. The 60-andabove recipients will have to mention their comorbidity on the portal while registering and need to produce a certificate from a registered doctor at the vaccination site.

Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan has called for a review meeting with states and Union territories to discuss smooth implementation of the guidelines and review the evolving Omicron situation across states.

of the guidelines and review the evolving Omicron situation across states.

“All those aged 15 or more will be able to register on CoWin “All those aged 15 or more will be able to register on CoWin. In other words, all those whose birth year is 2007 or before shall be eligible. Beneficiaries can self-register, online through an existing account on CoWIN or by creating a new account through a unique mobile number, this facility is available for all eligible citizens presently," the guidelines said.

(With inputs from agencies)