Coronavirus | Health Ministry asks States to take note of requests

In a letter to all states and union territories, Union Health Ministry Additional Secretary Vikas Sheel said that requests have been received from various quarters for guidance regarding the administration of precautions to the eligible persons with Covid illness.

In case of individuals with lab tests prove SARS 2 Covid-19 illness, all Covid vaccination including the precautionary dose to be deferred by 3 months after recovery, he said.

I request you to direct the concerned officials to take note, Sheel said in the letter.

He said the suggestion is based on scientific evidence and the recommendation of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation.

The administration of precaution dose for Health Care Workers HCWS Front Line Workers FLWs and persons aged 60 years and above with co-morbidities started from January 3, and the vaccination of adolescents aged 15 to 18 years started from January 3.

The prioritisation and sequencing of this precaution dose is based on the completion of nine months, i.e. 39 weeks from the date of administration of the 2nd dose.