<p>Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to allow hybrid classes as schoolchildren continue to remain unvaccinated against Covid-19.</p>.<p>In his letter to the prime minister, he claimed that there is a lack of availability of Covaxin and Covishield, and most children below 18 years remain unprotected.</p>.<p>Many cases of the Covid-19 infection have surfaced in the below 18 years of age category, Chowdhury claimed.</p>.<p>"They are also unvaccinated. Due to lack of supply of Covishield/Covaxin, parents are hesitant and cannot trust other brands. I tried to contact the minister for education in this regard but failed," Chowdhury said.</p>.<p>"Hence, I appeal to you please insist hybrid classes (online and offline) for children after consent of their parents and make available Covishield/Covaxin doses for them," he said in his letter.</p>.<p>Chowdhury also drew the prime minister's attention to children attending school in the prevailing heat wave condition after two years of online classes.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to allow hybrid classes as schoolchildren continue to remain unvaccinated against Covid-19.</p>.<p>In his letter to the prime minister, he claimed that there is a lack of availability of Covaxin and Covishield, and most children below 18 years remain unprotected.</p>.<p>Many cases of the Covid-19 infection have surfaced in the below 18 years of age category, Chowdhury claimed.</p>.<p>"They are also unvaccinated. Due to lack of supply of Covishield/Covaxin, parents are hesitant and cannot trust other brands. I tried to contact the minister for education in this regard but failed," Chowdhury said.</p>.<p>"Hence, I appeal to you please insist hybrid classes (online and offline) for children after consent of their parents and make available Covishield/Covaxin doses for them," he said in his letter.</p>.<p>Chowdhury also drew the prime minister's attention to children attending school in the prevailing heat wave condition after two years of online classes.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>