‘No mix-and-match of COVID-19 vaccines for precaution doses’: NITI Aayog

Amid increasing stories that the mixing of diverse COVID-19 vaccines for the third dose can provide a boosted immunity in folks, the Centre has supplied clarity concerning the administration of the precaution doses for the eligible folks.As per the directions of the central government, the precautionary or booster dost for frontline employees, healthcare employees and these above 60 with comorbidities might be the same as the first two COVID-19 doses administered to the particular individual.Dr VK Paul, Member-Neatly being of the NITI Aayog, talked about, “Precautionary COVID-19 vaccine dose might be the same vaccine as has been given previously. Folks that’ve acquired Covaxin will score Covaxin, these who’ve acquired most principal two doses of Covishield will score Covishield.”Earlier, the NITI Aayog had announced that earlier that there might well be no considerations in the mixing of vaccine doses in phrases of the booster dose, the Centre has no longer made any decisions concerning the same yet, and so perfect the same COVID-19 vaccines will seemingly be administered.The Centre had previously talked about that the surge of COVID-19 cases across the nation is most in fact because of the Omicron strain of the virus, which has a better transmissibility fee than the Delta variant. The federal government talked about that they are fully prepared to tackle the fresh COVID-19 variant and there might be no longer a must dismay, even though one must observe the total vital COVID-19 precautions.Neatly being officers had earlier talked about, “Upsurge of infections is occurring in cities. Omicron is the predominant circulating strain and mass gatherings can possess to be prevented to reduce the fee of the unfold of an infection.”In maintaining with a statement of the Union Neatly being Ministry, the COVID-19 cases in India are increasing impulsively. The ministry talked about, “India reported over 6.3 instances upward push in Covid cases in the final eight days. There has been a sharp upward push in case positivity from 0.79 per cent on December 29 to 5.03 per cent on January 5.”Amid the COVID-19 surge, plenty of worst-hit states comparable to Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and others had been known as ‘states of wretchedness’ by the Neatly being Ministry.(With company inputs)