Full vaccination, not boosters priority: Govt

Thu, 02 December 2021

17:15

For all those holding out to get a booster dose of Covid vaccine, it's a long wait ahead. Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, NITI Aayog, makes it very clear that full vaccination and not boosters is a priority. "Scientific reasoning for providing boosters at what timing, for which vaccine, all that is under examination. Currently, let's be very clear, our priority is very clear - complete the task of vaccinating all adults with both doses," Dr Paul said.

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 125 crore.

Of this, 79.13 crore (84.3 per cent) beneficiaries have been administered the first dose and 45.82 crore (49 per cent) got the second dose.

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