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Ishaan Gera | New Delhi Last Updated at December 29, 2021 15:50 IST
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Last week, after much deliberations, the government announced that it would be administering a booster dose to its healthcare and frontline workers and for those aged over 60 with co-morbidities. Although the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) discussions had alluded to a booster dose for people over 45 years, the government narrowed the target group further.
An analysis of countries administering booster shots shows that India is among the few that have not approved boosters for its entire adult population. In the UK, Brazil, South Korea and Germany, boosters have …
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