Pune: The Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR) and members of the National Task Force have said that the country must focus on resolving adult population vaccines than the booster dose.
Senior scientist and the head of the ICMR epidemiology and the division of the contagious disease Dr.
Samiran Panda on Saturday told the Toi that even because there was a discussion about the dose of booster, the completion of the schedule of two doses which is currently given the preparation of intramuscular injection which is underway under the ongoing immunization program Under the immunization program will produce the necessary protection of the progress of infection or a severe form that may require hospitalization.
“The priority must be to resolve both doses for adults who fulfill the first requirements and then planning for children can be cultivated through critical analysis of age and comorbid groups,” said Dr.
Panda.
With a country that touched 1 billion doses of 19 billion vaccine.
Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, He said the way forward for this country was to continue to increase vaccination and follow the Covid protocol.
Scientists ICMR said that while the vaccine was a disease modeling vaccine and did not offer protection against the acquisition of infection, so use the mask to prevent infection is a must for vaccination and not Vaccinated.
On the way to the future, he said that a combination of prevention of the severity of the disease and acquisition of infection with the help of vaccines and the use of the correct mask emphasis on the current program.
“From this public health perspective is the need for hours and priority must complete the two doses k people who meet the requirements of F Irst, “he stressed.
He said that in addition to these planning and programmed steps as people relating to children and vaccination can be cultivated through critical analysis such as the age group that will be borne for the first time, he said it ruled out Booster members from the National Task Force and the National Task Advisory Group about Immunization in India (NTagi) Covid task course, Dr.
NK Arora told TII that the country must continue to focus on resolving adult population vaccinations immediately followed by children’s vaccination.
“Booster dose is not our priority now, ‘epidemic phase to the endemic phase.” This transition occurred on June 27 and for the last 17 weeks in a row, endemic transmission.
Week after week, the daily number slowly decreases.
From June 27.
The cases of less than 50,000, from September 9, cases reduced under 40,000 and from September 24 and so on, cases fell below 30,000 and from October 9 cases were below 20,000.
This is a daily number that we can say that for the past four months the stage has become an endemic stage.
Now with this goal achieved, the next objective for this country is to minimize breakthrough infections in those who are susceptible to severe diseases and hospitalization and death when infected, “he explained.
He felt that all the people had to be offered a dose of booster, especially senior citizens who had been Taking doses and susceptible to breakthrough infections must be given a booster dose.
The virologist feels that while the study can continue at the booster dose, the dose of the booster given can be made by the research subjects.
“From the record of a serious illness hospital.
, We can classify it as a dose of two doses and no booster dose received.
“Studies in other countries confirm the needs and effectiveness of the booster_mostly dose with the MRNA vaccine.
He said that the government must announce such a policy and direct all seniors and those who have an amplifier condition for the dose of the booster.