Th Union ministry of health and family welfare on Wednesday reduced the gap for Covid-19 precaution doses as well as the second dose from existing nine months to six months for those above 18 years.
India reported 16,159 new cases of the viral disease in the last 24 hours, 3,073 more than what was reported a day ago.
As part of the nationwide inoculation drive against the coronavirus diease, 9,95,810 vaccines were administered to beneficiaries in the last 24 hours, the ministe. The cumulative vaccine doses jabbed till date are 1,98,20,86,763.
The minister said