Over three lakh people to be given precautionary dose
The Hindu
A total of 3.37 lakh health care workers, frontline workers and those over 60 with co-morbidities will be administered precautionary dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Dakshina Kannada starting Monday.Accord
A total of 3.37 lakh health care workers, frontline workers and those over 60 with co-morbidities will be administered precautionary dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Dakshina Kannada starting Monday.
According to Dakshina Kannada District Health and Family Welfare Officer M. Kishore Kumar, there are 2.69 lakh people aged 60 and above, 52,523 health care workers and 15,924 frontline workers eligible for receiving the precautionary dose of the vaccine.
Dr. Kumar said that the precautionary dose will be given to those who have taken the second dose of the vaccine nine months ago. The precautionary dose will be the same vaccine which the beneficiaries have taken earlier, as in the first two doses. The beneficiaries will be receiving an SMS from the Health and Family Welfare Department. The beneficiaries can directly go to the vaccination centre or book an appointment online.
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