Will Citizens Need 3rd Or Booster Dose Of Vaccine? Court Asks Maharashtra

The court said that at a recent meeting with the state, the Maharashtra COVID-19 task force had mentioned that despite having taken both doses of Covishield or Covaxin, citizens might need a third or a booster shot of vaccine

The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra government if citizens, who had received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine, will need a third dose or a booster shot of the vaccine anytime in future. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni said that at a recent meeting with the state government, the Maharashtra COVID-19 task force had mentioned that despite having taken both doses of Covishield or Covaxin, citizens might need a third or a booster shot of vaccine to protect themselves from several variants of the coronavirus. "Please check how far is a third or booster dose necessary," the High Court said. "The state task force had said a third dose might be required to be taken 10 months from receiving the second shot of Covishield, and six months from the second Covaxin dose. Is that still the case?" the High Court asked Maharashtra Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni.