Even as Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine has being authorised for use in children in the US and parts of Europe, Dr VK Paul, Member-Health at Niti Aayog said on Tuesday that approval to the coronavirus vaccines of Pfizer and Moderna is under consideration in India.

The Pfizer vaccine, which is manufactured in collaboration with German Biotechnology firm BioNTech, is the only vaccine currently being administered to children in a few countries.