The precautionary Covid vaccine dose will be given to healthcare and frontline workers, and those over 60 years of age with co-morbidities from 10 January.
According to health ministry, over 91% of the adult population in India has received at least one dose of the vaccine while more than 66% have been vaccinated with both the doses.
First-of-its-kind study in India looked at reinfection rates among 4,978 healthcare workers, who had tested positive for Covid between 3 March 2020 and 18 June 2021.
PM Modi had announced on 25 December that adolescents above the age of 15 will be able to take their vaccines from 3 January. The campaign began Monday.
According to sources, govt is currently discussing whether these new vaccines can be offered as 'precaution doses', administration of which starts on 10 January.
In a statement, Biological E. said it plans to manufacture 75 million doses a month, anticipating more than 100 million doses per month by February 2022.
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