Centre announces free Covid booster doses for all adults for next 75 days

New Delhi, July 13: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said the citizens above 18 years of age will be given free Covid-19 booster doses from July 15 till the next 75 days.

 

"India is celebrating 75 years of independence. On the occasion of Azadi ka Amrit Kaal, it has been decided that from 15th July 2022 till the next 75 days, citizens above 18 years of age will be given covid booster doses free of cost," the Minister of Sports, Youth Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting said.

 

The free Covid booster doses will be available at all government centres, he added. The Union Minister’s remarks come as India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 199.12 crore.

 

 

Union Health Minister said, "As part of #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav celebrations, free COVID-19 Precaution Dose will be administered to all the citizens above 18 years of age at Government vaccination centres, from 15th July 2022 till the next 75 days. I thank PM @NarendraModi Ji for this decision".

 

Further, he added, "The decision will further strengthen India's fight against COVID-19 and add an extra layer of safety! I urge all those eligible to get their precaution dose at the earliest."