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Covid Precaution-Booster Dose announced free for all adults for next 75 daysA period of 75 days beginning on 15 July to mark the 75th year of the country's independence.

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Currently, only priority groups - health workers, frontline workers and people above the age of 60 - are eligible for a free third dose at government centres.

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Two months after introducing the third dose of the COVID vaccine for the adult population at private centres, 

the Center on Wednesday announced that these "precautionary" doses will now be available free of cost to all people over the age of 18 at government centres.

Proceed to increase coverage Since the January rollout, only 5.02 crore third doses have been administered in the country.