Need to fully vaccinate entire population first: ICMR chief on Covid booster shots

ICMR DG Professor Balram Bhargava has said India needs to fully vaccinate its entire population first against Covid-19 before moving on to booster shots.

India needs to fully vaccinate its entire population first against Covid-19 before moving on to booster shots, Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Professor Balram Bhargava has said.

Speaking to India Today, Balram Bhargava said the jury is still deciding on the booster shots for the Indian population. Even as the World Health Organisation has recommended booster shots for people with low immunity, the Indian scenario is different and the focus right now is on two doses, the ICMR chief said.