Covid booster dose for senior citizens, frontliners: Advisory Committee recommends
The National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Covid-19 has recommended Covid-19 vaccine booster dose for frontline workers and those aged 60 and above, who have received the second jab at least six months ago.
"After ensuring stock of regular doses, frontliners and those aged 60 and above, who received the second jab at least six months ago, can be given booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine," reads the minutes of the advisory committee's 49th meeting.
The committee during the meeting held on December 11 also expressed concerns over the new Omicron variant.
It also recommended limiting any gathering and meeting around the country to control the new variant of the virus.
"Unless absolutely necessary, all meetings should be held online," the committee recommended, adding that screening, quarantine and isolation around the country should be implemented in a stronger way.
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