No delay in rolling out of Covid booster shots: Advisory body on immunization
Covid-19 precautionary doses. NTAGI Chairman Dr NK Arora said the issue of the rollout of precaution doses or additional doses was discussed right from the beginning of October-November 2021.
According to a report by ANI news agency, Arora said, "In October 2021, we had already covered 100 crore dose mark and by October to November, 60-70% of the adult population had received at least one dose and about 50% both doses.
There was a discussion starting at that time in our Covid-19 working group in the context of WHO recommendation that inactivated vaccine recipients should receive an additional dose".
The chairman of NTAGI also told the news agency that recommendations regarding booster doses were also made for those who have conditions like heart disease, kidney disease, and liver disease.
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