Decision on booster dose will be based on scientific evidence: Mandaviya

Specific cluster outbreaks of Covid-19 in various parts of the country are also being investigated, INSACOG said

Ruchika Chitravanshi & Sohini Das | New Delhi/Mumbai
Last Updated at December 4, 2021 02:04 IST

“There is no actual recommendation on boosters -- just a possibility as we get evidence for immune escape,” he said

A decision on the booster dose and jabs for children will be taken on the basis of scientific evidence, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told Parliament on Friday.

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