Kerala CM welcomes High Court order allowing second Covishield jab after 4-week gap

Kerala High Court allowing 2nd dose after four weeks for those who want it. CM Pinarayi Vijayan was in agreement with the ruling and said, ball was now in the Centre's Court.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said that his government was in agreement with the High Court's ruling, allowing the second dose of COVISHIELD after four weeks from the first jab to those who want it earlier, and said the ball was now in the Centre's court. The CM, during a press meet held here, said it was now up to the central government to decide how to implement the Kerala High Court's September 3 ruling and said that the Chief Secretary and the Health Secretary of the state government would be liaising with the Centre on this matter. He also said that priority in vaccination would be given to those who are due and "overdue" for their second dose of the vaccine. Vijayan further said that the state has till date administered over 3 crore doses, including both first and second jabs, of the vaccine.