Jaipur: The first day of the Booster administration or prudential dosage sees parents with comorbidity emerged in large quantities for the third Covid-19 shot on Monday.
Frontline workers (FLW) and health workers (HCWS), other beneficiaries of booster shots, overly maintain busy vaccinators throughout the state.
In addition to 50,152 HCW and FLWS, 34,762 senior citizens with comorbidity received a booster dose until 5:30 a.m.
on Monday.
The Ministry of Health has encouraged the elderly people to get booster shots because they are the most vulnerable.
Most Covid deaths were reported among the elderly population so far in January.
According to the Ministry of Health, around 24.15 lakh qualified for caution doses.
Of this amount, 12.5 lakh is 60+ with comorbidity, 5.17 lakh HCWs and 6.48 lakh flws.
No required certificate from a doctor for 60+ with comorbidity to take a booster dose.
Governor of Kalaraj Mishra and First Lady Rajasthan Satyawati Mishra received their third dose of their vaccines.
He appealed the beneficiaries to take the dose of caution because the new variant spread quickly.
People must wear masks, maintain social distance and often wash their hands, he said.
Parents and children must stay at home and do not leave without the need and follow the guidelines issued by the center and country.
The elderly population with comorbidity gets a third shot after a nine-month gap receives the second dose.
Suresh Prakash Tripathi, a retired 74-year-old government employee from the Indian geological survey, and his 70-year-old wife is among those who received their third dose on Monday.
“I suffered from diabetes and blood pressure and I took medicine for it.
I felt much more confident because I had taken the last Covid vaccine nine months ago.
My wife also got the third dose,” Tripathi said.
HCWS, which is still at risk of experiencing viral infections, also appears to receive a booster dose.
“I have a dose of my booster.
This vaccine is safe and effective in preventing serious illness, hospitalization and death.
Therefore, everyone who has completed nine months after the second dose they must take a preventive dose.
This is the best way to protect yourself and Everyone around you, “said Dr.
Shalini Rathore, Nodal officer, Covid vaccination, Mahila Chikitsalaya.
“I feel more confident after receiving a booster dose.
Not only vaccines, but facial masks and social distance also help prevent infection,” Dr.
Ramesh Saini said, OPD was responsible, Zanana Hospital, after receiving a booster dose.