GOVERNMENT STARTED THIRD DOSE (BOOSTER) IN THE HIGH RISK POPULATION AMID RISING COVID-19 CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO WARRIORS AND THE SENIORS

It is a matter of fact and concern that the Bihar, Odisha, Telangana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh,Assam and the J&Kall above states have kept the positivity rate of Covid-19 pandemic lower than 2 percent,so for .A high positivity rate is indicative of a state testing and lacking treatment measures. The all India positivity rate has been declared around 4 percent and quite similar in Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Rajasthan.The situation of the poll bound states is going different While Goa is about 15 percent and Punjab is 6 percent seems to be necessary for immediate containment measures and the others are below 2 percent where as the UP is lowest than one percent and Utterakhand and Manipur have around 2 percent. The study found that increase in cases continued for which the government has decided that Citizens above 60 years of age suffering from comorbidities will be eligible to have third dose (Booster ) required for the covid-19 Vaccine as a measure of precaution dose in the high risk population amid rising covid-19 cases across the country. The eligibility for precaution dose requires the recipient to have completed nine months after the second dose .The government has already clarified that the precaution dose will be the same as the first and second dose further keeping a tab on the emerging informations,science related data on mixing of vaccines and heterologous approach At present nearly three crore health and front line workers are to be found eligible in January to have booster dose of the projected covid-19 vaccine . While those above 60 years of age with co - morbidities have been advised to seek medical advice before receiving the third dose ,they would not be required to submit any certificate for the same.