Tamil Nadu’s Department of Health has sought the Union government’s approval for administering free booster doses to eligible persons aged 18-59 at government vaccination centres with the available stocks of Covishield and Covaxin, instead of private vaccination centres at the prescribed rates.
As of now, only healthcare workers, frontline workers and persons aged above 60 are eligible for the precautionary doses at any COVID-19 vaccination centre, including free vaccination at government centres. The rest — those aged 18-59 — can get the booster shot at the prescribed rates at private centres.
