New Delhi:
There will be no mix-and-match of vaccines for those eligible to get a ‘precautionary’ third dose, Dr VK Paul, the head of India’s Covid task force, said Wednesday.
This means individuals who received two doses of the Serum Institute’s Covishield will get the same vaccine this time, and those who got Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin will get a third jab of that vaccine.
The ‘precautionary’ dose – announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month after sustained demand for vaccine boosters in the light of the Omicron threat – is, for now, only available for frontline and healthcare workers, and those over 60 with co-morbidities, starting January 10.
