India has no booster-dose plan yet as natural Covid-19 infection rate high

Authorities will instead concentrate on having most of India's 944 mn adults complete a two-dose vaccination by January before shifting their focus to a big expansion in exports, say sources

India is not considering authorising booster COVID-19 doses yet as many in the country have been naturally infected and the government believes two doses of a vaccine offers sufficient protection for now, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.

As vaccine supplies have increased, some doctors and public health experts in India have urged the government to start a booster programme for the most vulnerable like many Western nations have done.

But authorities will instead concentrate on having most of India's 944 million adults complete a two-dose vaccination by January before shifting their focus to a big expansion in