Second jab before 84 days will impede immunity, Centre tells HC
The Hindu
Appeal filed against single judge verdict on plea by Kitex
The Centre on Wednesday filed an appeal before a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court against a single judge’s verdict allowing willing persons to take a second paid dose of Covishield vaccine four weeks after the first jab.
The single judge had also directed the Centre to make necessary provisions on the CoWIN portal to enable those who want, to take the second Covishield jab after four weeks in terms of the initial protocol to schedule the second dose on the portal.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.