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NCOC defines criteria for covid-19 booster doseBreaking

July 06, 2022

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has set the criteria
for COVID-19 booster dose as the cases once again rose in the country.The NCOC stated that people aged above 12 years and health workers were eligible for COVID-19 booster dose. Those who have weak immunity were also eligible for booster
doses.The centre further stated that a four-month gap was mandatory for the administration
of first and second booster doses, whereas, all available vaccines could be used as a
booster dose.According to the NCOC statistics, 86 per cent eligible population has received COVID-19
jabs and booster doses were declared inevitable for curbing the spread of the virus.

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