Amid Omicron Fears, Government To Study Benefit Of Booster Dose: Sources
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Several countries, including the US, the UK and Australia, have already started a third round of inoculations; Israel, in fact, is contemplating a fourth round of vaccinations
The government will conduct a medical study - on 3,000 fully vaccinated individuals - to assess the efficacy of a Covid vaccine booster against the Omicron variant, Health Ministry sources said Friday.
To be carried out by the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute in Haryana's Faridabad, news of the study comes amid increasing global worry over the Omicron strain.
Last week the government told the Delhi High Court it was considering all evidence related to the need for and justification of boosters. Top government bodies on immunisation and vaccine administration were reviewing all available information on the subject, the court was told.
Several countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, have already started a third round of inoculations. Israel, in fact, is contemplating a fourth round of vaccinations.
