Covid vaccine booster doses drive is aimed at boosting the uptake of Covid precaution doses. The free Covid-19 vaccine booster doses drive will be held as part of the government's Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India's Independence, the official sources said.
Also Read | New Covid-19 mutant strain raises concerns as it spreads rapidly within India: Report Less than 1 per cent of the target population of 77 crore in the 18-59 age group have been administered the precaution dose.
However, around 26 per cent of the estimated 16 crore eligible population aged 60 and above as well as healthcare and frontline workers have received the booster dose, an official source told PTI. "A majority of the Indian population got their second dose over nine months ago.
Studies at ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) and other international research institutions have suggested that antibody levels wane around six months after the primary vaccination with both doses...