India Begins Vaccinating Teens As Omicron Rise

India extended Covid vaccinations to teens aged 15-18 after officials tightened restrictions in big cities to avoid a repeat of last year’s devastating outbreak. <br />More than 200,000 people around India died in a huge spring virus wave that overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums. <br />Government data shows that health workers have since administered more than 1.4 billion vaccine doses but less than half of India’s population is fully inoculated.