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As countries brace for Covid surges led by the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced "precaution dose" for Indian healthcare and frontline workers that would be administered from January 10. The "precaution dose" refers to the third dose of Covid-19 vaccine for the fully vaccinated people but PM Modi refrained from using the term "booster
With India's Covid-19 vaccination programme being extended to 15-18-year-olds from January, the Co-WIN platform is making changes to help children register for their jabs, and has added student ID cards as a valid identification to register on it. "Children in the age group of 15-18 years will be able to register on the Co-WIN app from Jan 1. We've added an additional (10th)
For millions of Indians, structural factors have given rise to an almost permanent state of ill health and poor healthcare.
Experts said a dipping Covid graph is only part of the picture and pointed to factors such as the mortality rate, the need for a larger vaccination cover and examples of countries such as UK where numbers are again rising.
The petition says that the photograph serves no additional purpose or public interest, and is instead aims to posit India's vaccination drive as a 'one-man show.'