Former Puducherry CM Narayanasamy urges PM Modi to permit booster dose against COVID-19 new variant
The Hindu
In a letter to PM Modi, V. Narayanasamy said the Omicron variant which was initially detected in South Africa has now been found in 18 countries, including India.
Former Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to introduce booster dose against to protect the aged from the of the virus.
In a letter to the Prime Minister on Friday, the former Chief Minister said the which was initially detected in South Africa has now been found in 18 countries, including India.
Scientists with the World Health Organisation have made it clear that even people who have received both the doses of the vaccine could get reinfected because of the new variant. The scientists have warned that elderly people are more vulnerable to the virus, he said in the letter.

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