India starts administering precaution 3rd dose of Covid vaccine from today
Updated On Jan 10, 2022 03:36 PM IST
- India started giving booster shots as new confirmed coronavirus infections rocketed to over 179,000 on Monday, nearly an eightfold increase in a week.
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India began administering the precautionary dose or the booster shot of coronavirus vaccine to health and frontline workers and immuno-compromised senior citizens from January 10 amid omicron scare.(PTI)
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Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya took to his Twitter handle to announce that the drive has started from today and that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to providing security to India's healthcare and frontline workers on priority.(PTI)
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Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya also mentioned that eligible candidates can directly walk into any vaccination centre or take an appointment for the vaccine and there is no need for fresh registration.(PTI)
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Those eligible for the precaution dose will have to complete nine months after taking their second dose and then get their third jab.(PTI)
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The Centre had announced that there will be no mix and match of vaccines and the third dose has to be the same as the previous two doses of the individual.(PTI)
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"Corona warriors, healthcare, and frontline workers have a huge contribution in keeping the country safe… Therefore, from the point of view of precaution, the government has decided that to start administering "Precaution Doses" for healthcare and frontline workers," Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on December 25.(PTI)
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A health worker administers a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine to a beneficiary in Gurugram.(PTI)
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