Booster Dose

Indians going abroad can take the booster dose if needed under the guidelines of the destination nation, the centre said today.

The NTAGI has recommended that those who need to travel overseas can take the precaution dose of Covid vaccine as required by the country they are travelling to, before the stipulated nine-month waiting period, sources told PTI.

Ending the wait for a booster for all those vaccinated with Sputnik V, the NTAGI has recommended that the first dose of the Russian COVID-19 jab can be administered as the precaution dose, official sources told PTI on Saturday.

Seventy per cent of people who received a booster dose of Covid vaccine did not get infected during the third wave, according to a new study that covered around 6,000 people in India.

The administration of the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to the 18-plus population through private vaccination centres had started across the country earlier this month.

Giving a different vaccine as the third dose than was received for the first two shots leads to better performance compared to using the booster of same preventive, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health journal.

Delhi and Bihar, which have started administering free Covid precaution doses for the 18-59 year age group, have to reimburse the National Health Authority for using the available stock of jabs provided by the Union government for the purpose.

Delhi government on Thursday announced that the precautionary or the booster COVID-19 dose will be available for free to all eligible beneficiaries aged between 18 and 59 years in all government vaccination centres.

The precautionary vaccine dose for Covid will be available for free in all hospitals run by the Delhi government. The free dose will be available to those aged between 18 years and 59 years, the Arvind Kejriwal government has said in the order.

The Delhi government Friday said precaution doses of coronavirus vaccines will soon be provided free of cost to people at its hospitals.

A total of 9,674 precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the 18-59 years age-group on the first day on Sunday taking the cumulative doses given in the country to185.74 crore, the Union Health Ministry said.

Goa failed to begin administering of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Sunday due to unavailability of jabs at some private centres and as the medical staff of such facilities is yet to be trained for the purpose, an official said.

Administering of precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccines began in Delhi on Sunday amid a steady rise in daily case count in the last few days here, even as the pace was sluggish with a few private vaccination centres starting the exercise.

Private vaccination centres on Sunday began the administration of the precautionary "third" dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, also known as the booster dose, for the 18-plus population.

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla and Bharat Biotech cofounder Suchitra Ella today said that the decision was taken after discussions with the Centre.

Indians going abroad can take the booster dose if needed under the guidelines of the destination nation, the centre said today.

The NTAGI has recommended that those who need to travel overseas can take the precaution dose of Covid vaccine as required by the country they are travelling to, before the stipulated nine-month waiting period, sources told PTI.

Ending the wait for a booster for all those vaccinated with Sputnik V, the NTAGI has recommended that the first dose of the Russian COVID-19 jab can be administered as the precaution dose, official sources told PTI on Saturday.

Seventy per cent of people who received a booster dose of Covid vaccine did not get infected during the third wave, according to a new study that covered around 6,000 people in India.

The administration of the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to the 18-plus population through private vaccination centres had started across the country earlier this month.

Giving a different vaccine as the third dose than was received for the first two shots leads to better performance compared to using the booster of same preventive, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health journal.

Delhi and Bihar, which have started administering free Covid precaution doses for the 18-59 year age group, have to reimburse the National Health Authority for using the available stock of jabs provided by the Union government for the purpose.

Delhi government on Thursday announced that the precautionary or the booster COVID-19 dose will be available for free to all eligible beneficiaries aged between 18 and 59 years in all government vaccination centres.

The precautionary vaccine dose for Covid will be available for free in all hospitals run by the Delhi government. The free dose will be available to those aged between 18 years and 59 years, the Arvind Kejriwal government has said in the order.

The Delhi government Friday said precaution doses of coronavirus vaccines will soon be provided free of cost to people at its hospitals.

A total of 9,674 precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the 18-59 years age-group on the first day on Sunday taking the cumulative doses given in the country to185.74 crore, the Union Health Ministry said.

Goa failed to begin administering of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Sunday due to unavailability of jabs at some private centres and as the medical staff of such facilities is yet to be trained for the purpose, an official said.

Administering of precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccines began in Delhi on Sunday amid a steady rise in daily case count in the last few days here, even as the pace was sluggish with a few private vaccination centres starting the exercise.

Private vaccination centres on Sunday began the administration of the precautionary "third" dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, also known as the booster dose, for the 18-plus population.

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla and Bharat Biotech cofounder Suchitra Ella today said that the decision was taken after discussions with the Centre.