Free Covid booster doses for all adults from at the moment until subsequent 75 days

By Agencies

NEW DELHI: The Centre will present free booster doses of Covid vaccines for the 18-59 age group at authorities vaccination centres below a 75-day particular drive from July 15, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya introduced on July 13.

The free booster dose drive might be held for the subsequent 75 days as a part of the federal government’s Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to have fun the seventy fifth anniversary of India’s Independence and to spice up the uptake of Covid precaution doses, he mentioned.

“Under the Amrit Mahotsav of Azadi, a 75-day free vaccination campaign will be conducted from July 15, in which all citizens above the age of 18 years will be given free vaccination doses at government centres”, Mandaviya mentioned in a tweet.

Urging eligible inhabitants to get the precaution doses, he mentioned in a subsequent tweet: “With this decision, India’s fight against Covid will be strengthened and additional security of citizens will also be ensured. I urge that all adult citizens must get the prevention dose.”

Less than 1 per cent of the goal inhabitants of 77 crore within the 18-59 age group have been administered the precaution dose, as per a supply. The initiative has been undertaken to extend the uptake of the precautions doses.

However, round 26 per cent of the estimated 16 crore eligible inhabitants aged 60 and above in addition to healthcare and frontline employees have obtained the booster dose.

To speed up the tempo of vaccination and encourage booster photographs, the federal government additionally initiated the second spherical of the ‘Har Ghar Dastak marketing campaign 2.0’ throughout states and UTs on June 1. The two-month programme is presently underway.

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According to authorities knowledge, 96 per cent of India’s inhabitants has been administered the primary dose of Covid vaccine, whereas 87 per cent of individuals have taken each doses.

On April 10 this yr, India started administering precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all aged above 18 years.

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 final yr with well being care employees getting inoculated within the first section.

Vaccination of frontline employees began from February 2 final yr.

On March 1 final yr, COVID-19 vaccination started for individuals over 60 years of age and people aged 45 and above with specified comorbid circumstances.

Vaccination for all individuals aged above 45 years started on April 1 final yr.

The authorities then determined to develop the ambit of the vaccination drive by permitting everybody above 18 years to be inoculated towards Covid from May 1 final yr.

Inoculation of these within the age group of 15-18 began on January 3 this yr.

The nation started inoculating youngsters aged 12-14 on March 16.

READ HERE | Covaxin booster dose generates 25-fold rise in antibodies: ICMR examine

(Register for precaution dose at cowin.gov.in or within the Aarogya Setu app, go to the Cowin tab, and faucet on the vaccination tab.)

(With PTI and IANS inputs)

NEW DELHI: The Centre will present free booster doses of Covid vaccines for the 18-59 age group at authorities vaccination centres below a 75-day particular drive from July 15, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya introduced on July 13.

The free booster dose drive might be held for the subsequent 75 days as a part of the federal government’s Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to have fun the seventy fifth anniversary of India’s Independence and to spice up the uptake of Covid precaution doses, he mentioned.

“Under the Amrit Mahotsav of Azadi, a 75-day free vaccination campaign will be conducted from July 15, in which all citizens above the age of 18 years will be given free vaccination doses at government centres”, Mandaviya mentioned in a tweet.

Urging eligible inhabitants to get the precaution doses, he mentioned in a subsequent tweet: “With this decision, India’s fight against Covid will be strengthened and additional security of citizens will also be ensured. I urge that all adult citizens must get the prevention dose.”

Less than 1 per cent of the goal inhabitants of 77 crore within the 18-59 age group have been administered the precaution dose, as per a supply. The initiative has been undertaken to extend the uptake of the precautions doses.

However, round 26 per cent of the estimated 16 crore eligible inhabitants aged 60 and above in addition to healthcare and frontline employees have obtained the booster dose.

To speed up the tempo of vaccination and encourage booster photographs, the federal government additionally initiated the second spherical of the ‘Har Ghar Dastak marketing campaign 2.0’ throughout states and UTs on June 1. The two-month programme is presently underway.

ALSO READ | Har Ghar Dastak: 9 lakh homes visited in Delhi, just one.75 lakh say sure to Covid booster photographs

According to authorities knowledge, 96 per cent of India’s inhabitants has been administered the primary dose of Covid vaccine, whereas 87 per cent of individuals have taken each doses.

On April 10 this yr, India started administering precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all aged above 18 years.

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 final yr with well being care employees getting inoculated within the first section.

Vaccination of frontline employees began from February 2 final yr.

On March 1 final yr, COVID-19 vaccination started for individuals over 60 years of age and people aged 45 and above with specified comorbid circumstances.

Vaccination for all individuals aged above 45 years started on April 1 final yr.

The authorities then determined to develop the ambit of the vaccination drive by permitting everybody above 18 years to be inoculated towards Covid from May 1 final yr.

Inoculation of these within the age group of 15-18 began on January 3 this yr.

The nation started inoculating youngsters aged 12-14 on March 16.

READ HERE | Covaxin booster dose generates 25-fold rise in antibodies: ICMR examine

(Register for precaution dose at cowin.gov.in or within the Aarogya Setu app, go to the Cowin tab, and faucet on the vaccination tab.)

(With PTI and IANS inputs)