dose of booster remained infection-free during the third wave in the country. Led by Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, co-chairman of the Indian Medical Association's national task force on coronavirus, the study further revealed that Covaxin and Covishield recipients had the same rate of infection.
The researchers concluded that a long gap after the second dose correlated with a higher chance of infection during the third wave.
Also, “giving a third dose before a six-month gap did not make a difference in the infection rate," it said. Who participated in the study? Of the 5,971 people, 24% were aged below 40 and 50% belonged to the 40-59 age group.
Women accounted for 45% of the people surveyed. A total of 53% were healthcare workers. As many as 2,383 people had taken a booster dose.