New Delhi: The online appointment of those who qualified for a dose of vaccine booster against Covid-19 began on Saturday.
Delhiites 60 years old or more, health workers and frontline workers who have taken the second dose of their vaccines nine months ago will qualify for the third or ‘prevention dose’ from Monday.
According to government estimates, around 3 lakh beneficiaries such as that will be eligible for booster shots on January 10 because they have received their second dose of nine months or 39 weeks ago.
Those third doses will mature in the coming days will also receive an SMS from the Cowin system.
While beneficiaries can now order appointments online, they also have the option to register on the site through the ‘walk-in’ mode.
However, beneficiaries do not need to open a new account because the existing Cowin account will be used to order promises, and also to receive a digital vaccination certificate.
Beneficiaries will receive the third dose of the same vaccine that has been given for the previous two doses.
‘Private hospitals that function as covid-19 vaccination centers can vaccinate their staff (doctors, paramedics, etc.) in their own hospitals.
They can choose to bear the cost of vaccine doses and provide a dose of preventive measures to their staff who meet the requirements and maturity, free of charge or they can provide these vaccinations and costs for that, “a circular issued by the Directorate of the Delhi family family.
Welfare stated.
Teenagers in the age group 15-17 years began receiving their first dose vaccine against Covid-19 from the previous Monday, 3.
January 3.
to 9:30 a.m.
on Saturday, those aged 15-17 years have received 2,42,307 first doses of Covaxin , including 37,410 doses on Saturday , which also offers the number of highest government vaccination centers – 21.
Central district is the only district income which records less than 17,000 vaccinations.
The district has provided a vaccine dose to 16,950 teenagers until Saturday.