The Union Health Ministry on Friday announced that the Covid precaution dose, also known as the booster dose, will be available to the 18+ population starting from April 10, at private vaccination centers. “It has been decided that precaution dose of COVID vaccines will be made available to 18+ population group at private vaccination centers. The administration of Precaution Dose to the 18+ population through Private Vaccination Centres would start from 10th April (Sunday), 2022. All those who are more than 18 years of age & have completed 9 months after the administration of the second dose, would be eligible for Precaution Dose. This facility would be available in all Private Vaccination Centres,” the statement issued by the Centre said.
The ongoing free vaccination program through government vaccination centers for the first, second, and the precaution dose to healthcare workers, frontline workers, and the population above the age of 60 will continue and the pace would be accelerated, the health ministry said.