Covid booster jab not needed, say experts; high-risk groups need protection

Public health experts recommend a risk-based Covid response focused on the elderly and immunocompromised instead of mass booster vaccination campaigns

Amid concerns over the rise in Covid cases in the past month, doctors and public health experts believe that India might benefit from a focused approach by protecting high-risk groups from infection despite pushing for a mass booster dose coverage.  

 

This comes even as India reported 6,133 active Covid cases as of June 8, a tally which stood at just 35 on April 28, according to data from the Covid dashboard of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 

 

Public health expert Dr K Srinath Reddy said that the focus should be on protecting vulnerable population groups such as the