Special Vaccination Campaign For Booster Doses Of Covid19 Vaccine In India Starts Today On The Occasion Of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

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The outbreak of corona epidemic in the country is not over yet. More than 15 thousand new cases are being reported every day and the death toll is also increasing. In view of this, the government has decided to give a precautionary dose to all adults.

The central government has decided to introduce free precautionary doses to all adults from Friday. As part of the ‘Azadi Ke Amrit Mahotsav’ from July 15, a campaign will be launched for free precautionary supplements for the next 75 days. This decision was approved in the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently. Free booster doses will be provided to all adults at government centres.

Less than one percent of the target population took the booster dose

While the government is appealing to the people to get the vaccine to avoid corona, now some negligence has also come to the fore. Actually, a shocking figure has come to the fore regarding the booster dose. So far, less than one percent of the targeted 77 crore population of 18-59 years have got booster dose.

The time limit for taking the booster dose has been reduced

Vaccines have proved an important role in preventing death due to corona infection and preventing severe symptoms. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health has also reduced the time limit for taking the booster dose from nine months to six months after taking the second dose of the anti-Covid vaccine. Now any person above the age of 18 years can go to a government vaccination center and get a booster dose.

Instructions to make Sputnik-V available to states

Regarding this special campaign, the central government has issued new guidelines to the states and union territories. The central government has suggested the states to ensure that the private immunization centers providing the Sputnik-V vaccine ensure the availability of the vaccine as well as provide its second and preventive doses to the beneficiaries.

In a letter to the states and union territories, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Thursday that it has been observed that only 0.5 percent of the number of people who have to take the precautionary dose of Sputnik-V vaccine have received the vaccine. . He said that those who have received two doses of the vaccine in private Kovid vaccination centers can be given a precautionary dose using component-1 of Sputnik-V. In order to increase its availability so that the beneficiaries of this vaccine can take a booster dose, the Health Secretary has asked the states to ensure the availability of Sputnik V vaccine (Component-1) and ensure the activation of private Kovid vaccination centers.

Explain that the vaccination of children in the age group of 12 to 18 years will also be completed through school based campaigns. For the second time from June 1, the central government had started the ‘Har Ghar Dastak 2.0’ door-to-door campaign to speed up vaccination.

Center did not get scientific advice for vaccinating children below 12 years: Mandaviya

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said the government has not received any advice from the scientific community on vaccines for children below 12 years of age. “We take decisions on the advice of the scientific community,” the minister told reporters on the sidelines of an event in Bangalore. We have got permission for children above 12 years. Decisions will be taken in the coming days based on the advice of the scientific community. Till now, we have not received any advice from scientists.