No need of certificate for precaution dose, personnel on poll duty included in FLWs category
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on Saturday announced that from 3rd January 2022, Monday, vaccination will start for the children in the age group of 15-18 years.
New Delhi: Union Health Ministry in a statement issued on Tuesday said all persons aged 60 years and above with co-morbidities will not be required to produce/submit any certificate from the doctor, at the time of administration of precaution dose.
Such persons are expected to obtain the advice of their doctor before deciding to avail of precaution dose, Union Health Ministry added.
Personnel to be deployed in Election Duty in poll-bound states will also be included in the category of frontline workers (FLWs).
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on Saturday announced that from 3rd January 2022, Monday, vaccination will start for the children in the age group of 15-18 years.
He also announced a precaution dose for healthcare and frontline workers from 10th January 2022, Monday. This has been done in light of the amount of time that the frontline workers and health care workers spend in the service of Covid patients.
The Prime Minister also announced that option of precaution dose will be available for senior citizens above 60 years of age with co-morbidities on the advice of their doctors from 10th January 2022."
