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Top headlines: Booster to be same as first 2 doses, govt cuts capex by 41%

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A policeman asks people to leave the promenade at Marine drive, during restrictions to limit public gatherings amidst the spread of Covid, in Mumbai (Photo: Reuters)

BS Web Team New Delhi
Precautionary dose, the name used for booster Covid-19 shots, will remain the same as the first two vaccine shots, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. This rules out a combination strategy for now. Read more on that in today's top headlines

Booster vax to be same as first two doses

The booster dose, which the Centre is calling precautionary dose, will have to be the same as the first two Covid19 vaccine jabs, the health ministry announced on Wednesday ruling out a combination strategy for now. The drive for the third vaccine dose will take off on January 10, starting