A third dose of the corona vaccine is being given in many countries worldwide; Does India need a booster dose?

• Booster doses (a third dose of the vaccine) are offered in many countries to protect against corona. Does India need a booster dose?

• The majority of India’s population still receives a single dose of the vaccine. India’s current focus should be on completing both doses instead of booster doses.

Booster doses (a third dose of the vaccine) are offered in many countries to protect against corona. India may also issue guidelines on booster doses soon. A key member of the Covid Taskforce, Dr NK Arora, talked to a newspaper.

 He says guidelines on booster doses could come in the next ten days. After that, it will state who will receive the booster dose of the vaccine, when and how.

Come on, find out in which country the booster dose is being given. Is a booster dose effective in preventing corona? What does the expert say? Do we need a booster dose?…

In which country is the booster dose being given?

Israel

Israel is the first country to start giving booster doses. Israel has been giving it’s country a booster dose since July. More than 4 million people have been given booster doses so far. Currently, people over the age of 12 are being given booster doses.

Since September, booster doses have been approved in the United States, stating that booster doses can be taken up to six months after both doses of the vaccine. 

Only Pfizer was allowed a booster dose in September. Currently, three vaccines have been approved here. Those taking two doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine may take a third dose after two months. Vaccine mix and match for booster doses are also approved in the United States. So far, 2.63 crore people have been given booster doses.

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booster dose is being given in Britain six months after the second dose. Booster doses of Pfizer and Moderna are being offered. This period has been extended to five months for people with comorbidities, given the increasing corona cases in Britain. So far, 93 lakh people have been given booster doses.

Booster doses were introduced in Canada in November. Here are the booster doses of Moderna and Pfizer.

Is a booster dose effective in preventing carotenoids?

A study has been conducted in Israel on the effectiveness of booster doses. A study of 7.28 million people found booster doses to be effective, reducing hospitalization by 93% and being 92% effective in preventing severe symptoms of the corona.

Antibody levels begin to decline 5-6 months after taking both doses of the vaccine. A study of the effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine in England found that the vaccine was 90% effective in preventing infection up to two weeks after the second dose but remained 70% effective after five months.

Is it necessary to give a booster dose in India?

According to epidemiologist Dr Chandrakant Lahariya

• Most of the vaccinations in India have taken place in the last few months. This is why booster doses are not required, as the vaccine protects for 10 to 12 months. There is also no scientific basis for the need for a booster dose in a country like India.
• Lack of antibodies and lack of antibodies are two different things. Even if the number of antibodies in your body decreases over time, the body’s memory cell virus stores the structure. When a virus enters your body, these cells recognize the virus and put the antibody to work.
• The majority of India’s population still receives a single dose of the vaccine. India’s current focus should be on completing both doses instead of booster doses.
• Once the maximum number of people have been vaccinated, a decision on booster doses is likely to be made.Visit our site regularly Indiandailypost best news website, provides all the latest news of Gujarat and India.