Now, COVID booster shots available for all above 18+ group at private vaccination centres from Apr 10

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

New Delhi, Apr 08: The Union Well being Ministry on Friday introduced that it’s going to alow booster dose or precaution dose of Covid vaccine for all these above 18 years in view of a surge in infections in elements of the world and ease difficulties confronted throughout worldwide journey. The vaccination will start from April 10 at non-public centres.

“The federal government is contemplating to permit booster dose of Covid vaccine to all these above 18 years in view of a surge in infections in elements of the world and ease difficulties confronted throughout worldwide journey.” a supply stated.

At the moment, healthcare and frontline staff and people aged above 60 years are being administered precaution doses.

All of the folks aged above 60 have been made eligible for the precaution dose of Covid vaccine after the Union Well being Ministry eliminated the comorbidity clause lately.

The prioritisation and sequencing of the dose could be based mostly on the completion of 9 months to 39 weeks from the date of administration of the second dose.

India started COVID-19 vaccination for youngsters within the age group of 12 -14 years from March 16 this yr.

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The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16, 2021, with the healthcare staff getting inoculated within the first section. Vaccination of the frontline staff began from February 2 final yr.

The subsequent section of COVID-19 vaccination commenced on March 1 final yr for folks over 60 years of age and people aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid situations.

India launched vaccination for all folks aged greater than 45 years from April 1 final yr.

The federal government then determined to increase its vaccination drive by permitting everybody above 18 years of age to be inoculated in opposition to the viral illness from Could 1 final yr.

The subsequent section of Covid vaccination commenced from January 3 this yr for adolescents within the age group of 15-18 years.

India started administering precaution doses of the vaccines to the healthcare and frontline staff and people aged 60 and above with comorbidities from January 10 this yr.