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Massive campaign planned in TN to increase Covid booster dosage
Currently, only 27 per cent of the state's total population have been inoculated with the booster shot.
October 7, 2022 -
UP booster dose target falls by 50 per cent
According to health department data, about 5.1 lakh people were administered free precautionary or booster doses in 73 days of the campaign which will end on Friday.
September 30, 2022 -
Odisha in the midst of vaccine hesitancy for the precaution dose
It’s both the vaccine hesitancy coupled with less severity of infection in the current phase of the pandemic that has prompted the people not to take the third jibe.
August 5, 2022 -
Centre to provide free booster dose for 75 days from 15 July
As per the union Health Minister, the free booster dose drive will be held for next 75 days as part of the government's Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India's Independence and to boost the uptake of Covid precaution doses.
July 13, 2022 -
Citizens, students going abroad can take precautionary dose: Mandaviya
This effectively reduces the gap between the second Covid shot and booster dose for those travelling abroad. They will no longer be required to wait for nine months after the administration of the second dose to take the precautionary dose.
May 12, 2022 -
Health expert calls for reducing booster dose gap from 9 to 6 months
He explained that the chances of a fourth wave in India are very less. But efforts should be to not allow the virus to spread, he added.
April 28, 2022 -
Haryana: Free Booster dose for 18 to 59 age group
An official spokesperson said the eligible beneficiaries can get the booster dose worth Rs 250 free of cost from any government hospital or dispensary.
April 25, 2022 -
Covid precaution dose to be available to 18+ age group from Sunday
All those who are more than 18 years of age and have completed nine months after the administration of the second dose would be eligible for a precaution dose.
April 8, 2022 -
Precautionary dose will help protect vulnerable: experts
The new Covid variant, Omicron, has been found to be the most transmissible of all the mutants of the virus. A large number of doctors and paramedics in Delhi have tested positive in the Omicron-led third wave, though most are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms.
January 16, 2022 -
No prescription needed for seniors’ precaution dose: Health Ministry
Bhushan during the meeting informed the states/UTs that only Covaxin will be administered and additional doses will be sent and the supply schedule will be shared in the next few days.
December 28, 2021 -
Centre launches study to determine need for booster dose
The study will be conducted by the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) under the Department of Biotechnology.
December 24, 2021 -
Australia’s New South Wales crosses 90% vaccination-mark
Data showed that as of Monday, 90.1 per cent of the state's residents aged 16 and over had been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and 94 per cent had received at least one dose.
November 10, 2021 -
Nilgiris: First district in TN to give 100% adults first dose
Health department officials said that special care was taken in vaccinating people of the nine districts of Tamil Nadu that share borders with Kerala
September 13, 2021