Hyderabad, Jan 3 (TIWN) Children aged between 15 and 18 years in both the Telugu states on Monday started receiving Covid-19 vaccine.

Telangana Health Minister T. Harish Rao launched the vaccination drive in Hyderabad.

Health officials in Telangana set up 1,014 centres in primary health centres, community health centres and government-run hospitals to give the vaccine to the teenagers. In Andhra Pradesh, authorities made arrangements for vaccination at village and ward secretariats.

The officials ensured the presence of doctors at vaccinations centres as a precautionary measure to handle any case of side-effects. No such case was reported from anywhere till 2 p.m.