Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Covid jab and precaution dose, as it is called, is nine months. The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) is expected to hold a meeting on 29 April and recommend reducing the gap, the PTI report noted.
Earlier during the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the challenge of the Covid pandemic is not fully over yet, with the increase in coronavirus cases in the last two weeks manifesting the need to stay alert, and underlined that vaccination remains the biggest protective shield against the virus.
As of Tuesday, the total number of boosters given to 18-59 years age-group is 5,17,547, according to the health ministry data.
Besides, 47,36,567 healthcare workers, 74,47,184 frontline workers and 1,45,45,595 individuals aged 60 and above have taken the booster shot.