All adults can take paid precautionary COVID-19 booster shots from Sunday: Centre

"The administration of Precaution Dose to 18+ population through Private Vaccination Centres would start from 10th April (Sunday), 2022. All those who are more than 18 years of age & have completed 9 months after the administration of second dose, would be eligible for Precaution Dose. This facility would be available in all Private Vaccination Centres," read a government statement.

"So far, about 96% of all 15+ population in the country have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose while about 83% of 15+ population has received both the doses," read the statement.

"More than 2.4 crore Precaution Doses have also been administered to Healthcare Workers, Frontline Workers and 60+ population group. 45% of 12 to 14 years age group have also received the first dose," the statement said.

The on-going free vaccination programme through Government Vaccination Centres for first and second dose to the eligible population as well as Precaution Dose to Healthcare Workers, Frontline Workers and 60+ population would continue and would be accelerated.

India recorded 1,109 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate stood at 0.24 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.

During the period, 43 people died due to the virus.

India's active caseload currently stands at 11,492