Precaution dose drive for frontline workers and senior citizens kicks off

Gandhinagar: A drive to administer precaution doses of covid-19 vaccine to the frontline workers, health workers and senior citizens above 60 years of age and having comorbidities kicked off in the state from today on 10th January 2022.

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel remained present at Urban Health Center of sector-29 of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation on the occasion of the beginning of administering precaution doses to the senior citizens and frontline workers in the state. Over 17 thousand health workers will administer the precaution doses to around 9 lakh people eligible for taking the dose in the state at 3500 vaccination centers across the state on the first day today.

Frontline workers and senior citizens with co-morbidities are eligible for the 3rd dose,for which Doctor’s certificate is not required. However consulting the doctor before getting the precaution dose is advisable. There must be a gap of 9 months between the second and the third dose, then only you are eligible for the precaution dose. If you have got Covishield, then your 3rd dose will also be Covishield. Same for Covaxin. Appointments can be booked from the Co-Win site, or walk-ins are also allowed. Voter ID, Aadhaar, passport, driving licence are some of the recognised documents by the health ministry to produce at vaccination centre. Vaccination of priority groups is free of cost in government hospitals and also available for fixed charge at private centres.