Which dose will be given? How to book slot?

On-line appointments for the precaution dose started on the CoWin portal on Saturday night. Nevertheless, there may be additionally the choice of an onsite appointment. AFP

The Centre on Saturday advised the states that the precaution dose can be of the identical COVID-19 vaccine as the one used for the administration of the primary two doses and that non-public vaccination centres can cost as much as a most of Rs 150 per dose as a service cost over and above the price of the vaccine.

The Centre introduced on Saturday that the precautionary dose of Covid vaccines can be obtainable to everybody aged above 18 years on the personal vaccination centres from 10 April.

All these above the age of 18, who’ve accomplished 9 months after the administration of the second dose, can be eligible for the precaution dose.

No recent registration required; slots reserving through CoWIN

Union Well being Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, who held an orientation assembly of the well being secretaries of all of the states and Union territories on Saturday, additionally knowledgeable that no recent registration could be required for the precaution dose as all due beneficiaries are already registered on the CoWIN platform.

It was emphasised that every one vaccinations should mandatorily be recorded on CoWIN and each the choices of “on-line appointment” and “walk-in” registration and vaccination can be obtainable on the personal Covid vaccination centres (CVCs).

The personal CVCs will preserve the vaccination websites in accordance with the rules issued earlier by the Union well being ministry.

Which vaccine can be administered for the precautionary dose?

The nation will proceed to comply with homologous vaccination for booster schedules. “Administration of precaution dose can be homologous i.e. similar vaccine sort can be used for precaution dose which was used for vaccination of 1st and 2nd dose,” the well being ministry has stated.

Price of vaccines

The precautionary dose for the 18-plus inhabitants can be obtainable at personal vaccination centres. Subsequently, the one that receives the dose should pay for it.

“They’ll cost as much as a most of Rs 150 per dose as service cost for vaccination over and above the price of the vaccine,” Bhushan stated.

“Administration of precaution dose can be homologous — similar vaccine sort can be used for precaution dose which was used for vaccination of first and second dose,” he said.

Healthcare employees (HCWs), frontline employees (FLWs) and residents aged 60 years and above shall proceed to obtain the precautionary dose on the vaccination centres, together with free vaccination on the authorities vaccination centres, Bhushan underlined.

An in depth orientation of the state officers was carried out on numerous new provisions made on CoWIN for the enlargement of the eligible inhabitants for the precaution dose and in addition for the correction of the vaccination certificates by residents.

The states had been additionally suggested to speed up the administration of the continued free Covid vaccination with the primary dose and the second dose to the inhabitants above 12 years of age and for optimum administration of the precaution dose for the HCWs, the FLWs and people aged 60 and above on the authorities CVCs.

Further Secretary (Well being) Dr Manohar Agnani and different senior officers of the Union well being ministry had been current on the digital assembly, together with the well being secretaries, NHM mission administrators and different officers from the states and Union territories.

With inputs from PTI

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