Slow public procurement of COVID-19 vaccines has meant that the only way those eligible can avail the booster is by paying at private hospitals, leading to very low demand for precautionary doses despite rising cases.
In a virtual meeting with State/UT Health Secretaries and NHM MDs chaired by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday (July 14), States and UTs have been urged to give an intensive and ambitious push toward full COVID-19 vaccination coverage by vaccinating all eligible beneficiaries.