New Delhi: Amidst increasing cases of corona in some countries of the world including China, the Government of India is considering giving booster dose to citizens traveling abroad for studies and all business activities. Is. Official sources in the government told news agency PTI that the government may allow such citizens to be given boosters of the corona vaccine. However, the government is considering whether such people should pay for the vaccine doses and whether these doses should be made available at private vaccination centers.
This decision is also important because the central government has given permission to resume international flights from Sunday. However, many countries have banned those who have not yet received a booster shot of the Covid vaccine.
This proposed decision can be of great help to those people who are planning to travel abroad due to various reasons. In this regard, the Ministry of External Affairs has received several applications from the people themselves seeking permission for booster shots. This is the reason why the government has been compelled to think about it.
Sources from the government said that keeping this in mind, the health ministry is actively considering allowing booster doses of the corona vaccine to those who want to travel abroad for jobs, to foreign educational institutions. Admission, attending sports tournaments, bilateral, multilateral meetings as an official part of India, want to travel abroad in connection with the business.
Earlier it was being speculated that the government may consider giving a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to all adults. However, till now only health workers, front-line workers, and people above 60 years of age are eligible for a booster dose of the vaccine.
