A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking quashing of Centre's direction making it compulsory for children aged between 15 and 18 to be vaccinated. The petition was filed by Daniyelu Kondipogu and others seeking to quash the order dated January 4, 2022, of the Union of India making covid vaccination of children within the age group of 15-18 compulsory.

The petition has mentioned that the COVID-19 vaccine has already caused severe adverse events leading to death in many children in the short time since the program has begun.