Also Read: COVID-19 vaccination: Over 116 crore vaccine doses administered in India so far “The Ministry of Health gets guided by scientific evidence and also advised by NTAGI.
These are advisory bodies and considered by the Ministry and the respective departments to develop a policy. So, policy formulation and decisions are based on scientific evidence.
Right now the scientific evidence from within the country does not underline the need for a booster dose. Public health considerations are on the priority now," Dr Panda told ANI. “If you ask me, the need of the hour is to attain 80 per cent coverage or more among the individuals with 2 doses of vaccine.