Covid: Experts considering scientific evidence on need for booster dose

Responding to a query on the stand of the govt on booster doses, MoS Health Bharati Pravin Pawar in a written reply said some countries are providing booster doses of Covid vaccine

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A health worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a beneficiary, at a district hospital in Noida (Photo: PTI)
Press Trust of India New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Nov 30 2021 | 6:49 PM IST

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) and National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) are deliberating and considering scientific evidence for the need and justification for booster dose, Rajya Sabha was told on Tuesday.

Responding to a query on the stand of the Indian Government on booster doses, Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar in a written reply said some countries are providing booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

"The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) and National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) are deliberating and considering scientific evidences related to dose schedule of COVID vaccines as well as the need and justification for booster dose," she said.

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First Published: Nov 30 2021 | 6:49 PM IST

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