Himachal Pradesh Government is providing free precautionary dose to all the eligible age groups — between 18-59 years — under COVID Vaccine Amrut Mahotsav.
The state government’s spokesperson on Sunday informed that as per the announcement from Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), on the occasion of 75 years of Independence, administration of precautionary dose has been extended for all eligible age groups between 18-59 years, under COVID Vaccine Amrut Mahotsav.
“These doses shall be administered free of cost at all the Government COVID Vaccination Centers (CVCs) for 75 days — from July 15, 2022, to September 30, 2022. Earlier, only citizens 60 years and above, frontline workers, and healthcare workers were given free of cost precaution dose in Government COVID vaccination centres,” spokesperson added.
The Spokesperson said that a total of 50 lakh population of 18-plus shall be vaccinated under COVID Vaccine Amrut Mahotsav.
Spokesperson said that all those between the 18-59 years group, who have completed six months or 26 weeks from the day of the second dose are eligible for the precautionary dose.
Those people who have tested positive for COVID-19 infection lately, shall have to wait for 90 days from recovery from the infection, before a precautionary dose can be administered, said the spokesperson.
Spokesperson said that to meet the vaccine requirement of additional targets of precautionary doses, additional vaccines are being supplied to all the districts. COVID Vaccination Sessions are being planned by districts in Government CVCs, which shall be published on CoWIN portal on the daily basis by the Districts, spokesperson added.
All the eligible beneficiaries are requested to take their precautionary doses and maintain COVID appropriate behaviour and contribute their share in curbing the rising in COVID-19 cases, aiming to build a healthy Himachal, said the spokesperson.