Ludhiana: Booster dose against Covid from today

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 9

Administering of booster dose for frontline workers and senior citizens with comorbidity will began from tomorrow.

The precautionary dose will be the same vaccine as has been given previously and there should be a nine-month gap from the date of administration of the second dose.

“Healthcare workers, frontline workers and senior citizens with comorbidity will be able to access the vaccination for precaution dose through their existing CoWIN account. Administering of booster/precautionary dose will began from January 10,” said Civil Surgeon, Dr SP Singh.

All persons aged 60 years and above with comorbidity will not be required to produce/submit any certificate from doctor at the time of administration of the precaution dose. Such persons are expected to obtain the advice of their doctor before deciding to avail themselves of the precaution dose, added Dr Singh.

Healthcare workers and frontline workers availing themselves of the precaution dose must produce the employment certificate in a prescribed format. This facility will only be available at government vaccination centres in on-site mode.

The third dose

• Third dose of vaccine against Covid is known as booster or precautionary dose.
• It will be given to frontline workers, healthcare workers and senior citizens with comorbidity.
• It will be administered after nine months of the second dose.
• Same vaccine will be given as the previous one.
• Registration can be done from the same old account on CoWIN.

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