Booster Dose: The Union Health Ministry on Monday said that more than 9 lakh doses of COVID vaccine were administered on the first day of ‘Precautionary Dose’ for the identified categories of beneficiaries.
From today, India has started giving booster shots to healthcare and frontline workers and citizens over 60.
Moreover, the cumulative dose of vaccine administered in the country has crossed 152.78 crore, with over 82 lakh doses being administered on Monday (till 7 pm).
Over 82 lakh doses include 21,49,200 doses given to beneficiaries in the age group of 15-18 years. The ministry said that the total dose given to this category of beneficiaries is 2,59,87,741 so far.
On 25 December, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced vaccinations for children and booster shots for frontline workers. He also announced the third dose of the vaccine for people above 60 years of age with comorbidities.
This announcement has been made in view of the increase in the cases of Kovid due to the new variant, Omicron.
According to the Health Ministry data, 4,91,013 were given to health workers, 1,90,383 to frontline workers and 2,54,868 to population above 60 as on Monday.
The same COVID vaccine that has been given in the last two doses will be given as a “precautionary dose” to these categories of beneficiaries.
with agency input
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