Govt reduces gap between 2nd dose, booster dose of Covid-19 vaccination
The Central Government decided to reduce the gap between the second dose and booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine for persons travelling abroad to a minimum of 90 days after the second dose.
Earlier, several people urged the central government to reduce the gap between vaccines because many countries have started mandating the third dose for international travelers.
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Besides, many health experts have said that reducing the gap will help in speeding up the booster dose drive in the country.
Meanwhile, India reported 2,897 new Covid cases, and 54 more deaths in the last 24 hours, as per government data updated on Wednesday. The active caseload in India has risen to 19,494.
The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.74 per cent.
The data showed that a decrease of 143 cases has been recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours.
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According to the health ministry, The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 0.61 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 0.74 per cent.
-PTC News
