Covid-19; Booster dose gap reduced to 6 months

Covid 19 Booster dose gap reduced by the union health ministry. The gap between the second and precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine for all beneficiaries from nine to six months following a recommendation by NTAGI. Corresponding changes have been made in the CoWIN system to facilitate the new vaccine regimen. Instructions in this regard may be issued to all the officials concerned and it may also be publicized widely, the Union health secretary said.