Booster shots not central theme, double-dose of vaccination priority: Govt

Amid the speculations about a possible booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Centre on Thursday stressed that getting the whole population fully vaccinated is the first priority. "Booster doses are not the central theme at the moment in the scientific and public healthcare discussion," said Balram Bhargava, ICMR's Director-General. Currently, there are 3,42,923 active COVID-19 cases in India.