Hyderabad: About 30% of those who have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine loss of their vaccine after six months, according to a study conducted by AIG Hospitals and the Asian Healthcare Foundation to understand the longevity of vaccine immunity in the Indian population in connection with the level of antibodies.
The study also found that most of them in this group were individuals aged over 40 years with co-morbidity such as hypertension and diabetes, indicating that these individuals at higher risk were infected even though they had to be prioritized for booster doses after six month.
Reducing Booster Interval, Harish Writing for Cut Cut Booster Dosage Interval: Health Minister Harish T Harish Rao has urged the center to reduce the interval between the second dose and the prevention dose of nine months to six.
Reduce Booster Interval, Harish wrote for Minister of Health Minister T Harish Rao has urged the center to reduce the interval between the second dose and the prevention dose of nine months today to six, citing residents’ safety.
For health workers, he requested intervals reduced to three months.
Incidentally, the state has provided more than five doses of crore so far.
In a letter to the Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Rao said on Tuesday, “Based on the experience of the policy of booster countries such as US and UK, asked to either consider the decrease in intervals between the second dose and the prudential dosage for six months and check The possibility of further decline becomes three months for all health care workers.
Consider including citizens over 60 years for preventive doses regardless of comorbidity and considering a booster dose for all 18 years.
“The letter said that Covid vaccination was assisted in reducing the level of overall infection and Level severity.
“The state has started a preventive dose of risk groups according to the Guidelines of Indian government.
Covid and inpatient infection data has surpassed doubts to prove that vaccines are very effective and prevent severe morbidity, hospitalization,” he added.
The Minister said that based on the experience of the policy of booster doses in the US and UK, they submitted a proposal.