India Logs 7,350 Fresh Cases in Last 24 Hrs; If Given, Booster Must Be Different Than First 2 Vaccines, Say Experts
News 18As per the Health ministry’s data, in the past 24 hours, India recorded 7,350 cases, slightly lower than yesterday. As Omicron fears mount, Britain’s health authorities on Sunday announced that bookings for the Covid booster vaccines for everyone aged 30 and over in England will be open from Monday. India’s top technical advisory body on Covid-19 vaccination has suggested that the third or the booster dose, when administered, should be of a vaccine based on a platform different from that of the first two doses. He contracted COVID-19 infection on a day when the country recorded a new high of 37,875 new infections overnight, dramatically up from the previous day’s 17,154 new cases. “People can celebrate Christmas normally, but we must respect the rules…and get vaccinated,” French Prime Minister Jean Castex told public radio outlet France Blue.