Covid vaccine conundrum: Third dose policy in sight but missing second dose date a problem. Here's why
India Today
The central government is likely to allow a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine to all or certain categories of individuals based on medical conditions. However, there remains a grave situation with over 10 crore people missing their second dose.
India has administered over 110 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Currently, only two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine are allowed to be injected into an eligible person. For better protection against Covid-19, the central government is likely to allow a booster dose to all or certain categories of individuals based on medical conditions.
The government may soon release a policy document on the third dosing of a Covid-19 vaccine. Reports quoted Dr NK Arora, co-chair of INSACOG, a 28-lab consortium set up under the Union health ministry to monitor genomic variations in SARS-CoV-2, as warning people against going for third or booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine as yet. A booster dose is currently not applicable for any Covid-19 vaccine certification.
