Gap between 2nd Covid vaccine shot and ‘precaution dose’ likely to be 9-12 months: Report
The nitty-gritty of the gaps in the vaccines currently being used in India’s inoculation programme Covishield and Covaxin is being worked out, and a final decision over this will be taken soon, they said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a televised address to the nation on Saturday night, announced that vaccination against COVID-19 for children between 15-18 years will start from January 3, while “precaution dose” for healthcare and frontline workers would be administered from January 10.
The decisions came amid rising Covid cases linked to the Omicron variant of the virus.
PM Modi said the precaution dose will also be available for citizens above 60 years of age and with comorbidities on the advice of their doctor from January 10 next year as well.
