The request to administer COVID-19 precautionary dose free of cost by government to all eligible adults (above 18 years) was placed again by Telangana Health Minister T Harish Rao. He said that the State has 32 lakh doses of the vaccine which could cross expiry date. The Health Minister wrote with the same request to the Union Health Minister in April of this year.
At a review meeting through video conference held by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday, Mr Harish Rao placed some requests and suggestions. The meeting was held with Health Ministers and senior officials of States and Union Territories (UTs) to review the progress of vaccination exercise Har Ghar Dastak 2.0 campaign.
Citing new variants of the Coronavirus driving surge in the cases in some States, Mr Harish Rao reasoned that precautionary doses could help in containing spread of the virus.
