ANI. The meeting will be held in the backdrop of more people being infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19. As earlier reported by ANI, NTAGI will be coming up with comprehensive policies for both the additional COVID-19 vaccine dose and child immunisation against COVID-19.
There is a difference between the booster dose and the additional dose. The booster dose is given after a pre-defined period after the primary two doses have been given, while an additional dose is given to those people who have a basic problem with their immune functions.
In case they are not able to develop sufficient immunity to COVID-19, an additional dose is given with an aim to improve immunity levels.