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ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said the government will issue clear cut recommendations on this before January 10, when administering of the precautionary dose to healthcare and frontline workers and those above 60 years with comorbidities will begin.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan categorically underlined that the government has not issued any directions on the requirement of the doctor`s certificate to establish comorbidity at the vaccination centre.

People above the age of 60 years will be able to take the precautionary dose only on the advice of their doctor. The Union Health Ministry has clarified that all persons aged 60 years and above with co-morbidities need not produce any certificate from the doctor.

No certificate required to prove comorbidity: Health Ministry on precaution dose for senior citizens - The Health Ministry has said that a certificate is not required for the administration of precaution doses to those about 60 with comorbidities.

Health Ministry said that persons with co-morbidities and those aged above 60 years are expected to get advice from their doctor on the matter of getting a precaution dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The precaution dose denotes a third dose of the vaccine for the fully vaccinated but Modi refrained from using the term "booster dose."

Senior citizens with co-morbidities will not require doctor certificate for precaution dose: Centre - The govt also said that people in the age group of 15-18 years can also get vaccinated directly by visiting the vaccination centre.

Personnel to be deployed on election duty in the five poll-bound states will be included in the category of frontline workers and would be entitled to the precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine, amid growing indications that the elections may be held on

As the spread of new variant of coronavirus haunts many, the Indian government has told states and union territories on Tuesday that people in the age group of 60 years and above, who have co-morbidities, do not need to produce or submit any certificate from doctor at the time of taking precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine.   It has also advised these people to consult a doctor before getting this dose.  

Gap between 2nd COVID-19 vaccine dose and precaution dose likely to be 9 to 12 months - It is likely that the precaution dose will be administered 9 to 12 months after the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine second dose.