Booster dose protecting against corona, know why the third dose of vaccine is important.

The World Health Organization had already claimed additional booster doses of mRNA COVID 19 vaccine to be beneficial for high-risk groups such as healthcare workers, people over 60 years of age or those with immunocompromising conditions. After which the report which has come out about the increasing cases of corona virus in Delhi, proves these claims to be true. Corona is spreading rapidly in Delhi. Meanwhile, a new disclosure has come about the corona patients admitted in the hospital. Of all the Kovid patients admitted to the hospital, 90 percent of the people have taken only two doses of the corona vaccine, That is, these patients have not received a booster dose. At the same time, 10 percent of corona patients have been infected after booster dose. This data shows that people who get a booster dose of the corona vaccine are more protected from the epidemic than others.Let us know when and to whom the booster dose of Kovid can be applied, as well as how effective the third dose of Kovid vaccine is on the corona virus.

What is Booster Dose? To protect against the corona epidemic, people are given two doses of the Kovid 19 vaccine. After these two doses, the third dose that is now being given is called booster dose. Booster dose works to increase immunity. It can also be called precaution dose or precautionary dose. When to get booster dose? As a general principle, a booster can be given 4-6 months after the completion of the primary series of vaccines. This is especially the case with Omicron. The Government of India has recently reduced the interval for administering booster doses. Earlier, a booster dose could be given 9 months after the second dose was given. But now it has been reduced to 6 months. People who have completed 6 months after the second dose can take a booster dose. Who can get the booster dose? Earlier, the booster dose was said to be necessary only for the elderly, but from April, the Government of India decided to increase the scope of the booster dose. Now every person above the age of 18 years can get a booster dose. If you have been infected with corona, then you cannot get the vaccine or booster dose immediately after recovery. You can take a booster dose only after three months of recovery from corona. How effective is the booster dose? According to a study, over time a person's immunity against the corona virus starts decreasing. In such a situation, a booster dose is necessary to increase immunity. In the Rajya Sabha in March last, the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Bharti Pawar said about the effect of the booster dose that according to the international data that has come out regarding the third dose of AstraZeneca or Kovishield, 3 to 4 in the antibodies of those taking the third dose of the vaccine. times increased. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia says that 90 percent of the people who take the booster dose are infected without the booster dose, saying that people who get the booster dose of the corona vaccine are more safe from the epidemic than others. Therefore, the pace of vaccination of precautionary doses has been increased to keep Delhiites safe from corona.