New Delhi: Starting Monday, India will join a list of countries that provide the third dose of vaccines to their citizens as a threat to the Pandemic Covid-19 continues to tower large throughout the world.
Health care workers and forefront and those who are 60 or more with comorbidity qualify for a booster dose, called “Prevention Doses” by the Government, from January 10, this is what you need to know …
* Estimated 1.05 Crore Health Services and 1.9 crore frontline workers, and 2.75 Crore Comorbid People in 60 plus age groups qualify for prevention doses.
* Personnel deployed in electoral assignments in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa have also been appointed as frontline workers.
* According to the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health Union, the gap between the date of managing the second dose of vaccines and prevention doses will be nine months (39 weeks).
* There will be no mix-and-match vaccines for prevention doses, which means the third dose will be equal to two previous doses.
* Cowin will send a reminder message to all that eligible for the dose.
After the shooting administration, it will be recorded in a digital vaccination certificate.
* While appointments online for the dose of precautionary measures begins on the Cowin portal on Saturday night, there is also a choice of appointments in place starting January 10.
* Those aged 60 years and above with comorbidity will not be asked to produce or submit any certificate from the doctor at the time of administration of vaccine prevention measures.
* Private hospitals that function as Covid-19 vaccination centers can revoke their eligible staff members.
* Experts recommend that those who have recently tested positive for Covid-19 must wait at least three months before they consider taking a booster shot.