New Delhi, April 14
Public complacency owing to the waning of the pandemic coupled with the nine-month gap between the second and the precaution dose are major reasons for the low uptake of booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines in the 18-59 age group, experts said on Thursday.
AIIMS Chief Dr Randeep Guleria said unlike in the past, people have less fear of the disease now and due to declining COVID-19 cases, they have become complacent.
He, however, cautioned available scientific data suggest that immunity wanes with time and especially those with comorbidities in any age group are vulnerable to more severe disease.
“But Covid has not gone anywhere and new variants may emerge anytime. Also, we know that with time our immunity wanes and those with comorbidities in any age group especially are vulnerable to develop a more severe disease.
“Therefore, people who are eligible for the precaution dose should take it as it will maintain a good level of protection against any new variant that may emerge,” Guleria told
