Covid Booster Dose
J&K starts administering covid19 booster shots
Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has started administering the covid19 booster shots from Monday to eligible people.
Healthcare workers, frontline workers and people aged 60 years and above can get the shot at inoculation sites across any districts in the union territory.
The eligible beneficiaries can register online or on spot at any of the vaccination sites, said Dr Saleem ur Rehman, Director General of Health, Family Welfare & Immunization Department of J&K.
At least 20 percent of beneficiaries, those who had taken the second dose in April, could take the opportunity for “added protection," he said.
The drive will be launched at Government Hospital, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu.
Although the booster dose is “precautionary only”, he urged the people, especially the doctors, those having high contact risk and others with age comorbidities to take the shot.
As per the Centre, there needs to be a gap of nine months between the second and the third dose.
The booster shot will be given with the same vaccine as the first as second dose and one doesn't need to register afresh for the booster shot.
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