Coronavirus Booster Dose

Serum Institute of India has written to the Union Health Ministry seeking the inclusion of its Covid vaccine Covovax in the CoWIN portal as a heterologous booster dose for adults, official sources said on Wednesday.

An expert panel of the central drug regulatory authority has recommended market authorisation for Serum Institute of India's Covid vaccine Covovax as a heterologous booster dose for adults, Press Trust of India reported.

Those aged 60+ are eligible for free dose at government facilities, while it costs Rs 400 for all age groups at private centres

India's nasal vaccine cannot be administered to those who have taken a precaution or booster dose, the head of the country's vaccine task force told NDTV today in an exclusive interview.

Coronavirus: For those who have received the COVID-19 vaccine but may not have had a strong enough immune response, a second primary dose is advised.

With an aim to increase the uptake of the precautionary dose of COVID vaccine among the eligible adult population, 75 days - 'COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava' commenced on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the government's decision to administer free booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all citizens aged above 18 will further India's vaccination coverage and create a healthier country.

So far, less than 1 per cent of the target population of 77 crore in the 18-59 age group have been administered the precaution dose, news agency PTI reported.

In view of the evolving scientific evidence and global practices, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday revised the duration between the second COVID vaccine dose and precautionary dose from the existing 9 months to 6 months.

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

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.

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.

Serum Institute of India has written to the Union Health Ministry seeking the inclusion of its Covid vaccine Covovax in the CoWIN portal as a heterologous booster dose for adults, official sources said on Wednesday.

An expert panel of the central drug regulatory authority has recommended market authorisation for Serum Institute of India's Covid vaccine Covovax as a heterologous booster dose for adults, Press Trust of India reported.

Those aged 60+ are eligible for free dose at government facilities, while it costs Rs 400 for all age groups at private centres

India's nasal vaccine cannot be administered to those who have taken a precaution or booster dose, the head of the country's vaccine task force told NDTV today in an exclusive interview.

Coronavirus: For those who have received the COVID-19 vaccine but may not have had a strong enough immune response, a second primary dose is advised.

With an aim to increase the uptake of the precautionary dose of COVID vaccine among the eligible adult population, 75 days - 'COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava' commenced on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the government's decision to administer free booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all citizens aged above 18 will further India's vaccination coverage and create a healthier country.

So far, less than 1 per cent of the target population of 77 crore in the 18-59 age group have been administered the precaution dose, news agency PTI reported.

In view of the evolving scientific evidence and global practices, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday revised the duration between the second COVID vaccine dose and precautionary dose from the existing 9 months to 6 months.

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

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.

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.