The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health Friday also recommended that the government should conduct more research and examine the need of administering vaccine booster doses.
The Ministry of Health issued frequently asked questions about the new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which rose to prominence after WHO flagged it as a variant of concern.
The new Covid strain has rapidly taken hold in Africa’s most-industrialised nation with new cases exceeding 11,000 Thursday, compared with 585 two weeks ago.
Karnataka govt has also issued a set of new SOPs in view of the new variant, with a double dose of vaccination now mandatory for parents of schoolchildren and government staff.
INSACOG says low levels of neutralising antibodies from current vaccines are unlikely to be sufficient to neutralise Omicron, but adds that the 'risk of severe disease is still likely to be reduced'.
Govt says the two cases would not change its current priority of vaccinating the unvaccinated and completing the immunisation process of all adults in the country.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
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