New Delhi:
The government today approved the inclusion of the intranasal Covid vaccine as a booster dose in the vaccination program for adults. Its addition to the list comes amid a spike in cases in China and some other countries.
Here’s a 5-point cheat sheet on nasal vaccines:
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The Indian-made two-drop nasal vaccine iNCOVACC will be launched on the Co-WIN platform tonight.
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The vaccine, produced by Bharat Biotech, is currently only available in private centres.
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People who have taken Covishield and Covaxin can take the nasal vaccine as a heterologous booster.
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In a heterologous booster immunization, a person receives a different vaccine than the one used for the primary dose series.
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The needle-free vaccine was approved by India’s Medicines Regulatory Agency in November, with restricted use in emergency situations.
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