For 2nd dose of Covaxin online booking not needed, just walk in & get the jab: NHM Cachar

May 23: People all throughout having been finding it very tough to book their online slots for Covid Vaccination. Moreover, tension has mounted for those persons whose 2nd dose of getting the jab has approached. The 2nd  dose of Covaxin can be taken four to six weeks after the first. However, a recent tweet by NHM Cachar has come as a sign of relief for all those who were by this time supposed to take their 2nd dose of Covaxin.

On 23 May, 2021 at 8.09 PM, NHM Cachar tweeted, “For 2nd dose of COVAXIN online slot booking is not necessary. You can walk into any centre.” That means, there will be now no hassle of online booking if anyone wants to get the 2nd dose of Covaxin. Just walk in at any vaccination centre in Cachar and get vaccinated for the 2nd dose.

For 2nd dose of COVAXIN online slot booking is not necessary. You can walk into any centre.

— NHM Cachar (@nhmcachar) May 23, 2021

Covaxin has been developed by Hyderabad-based company Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology. Covishield, on the other hand, is a vaccine developed by the Oxford University and pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca. Its India partner is Pune-based Serum Institute. At the beginning of the vaccination drive in January, the two doses were meant to be administered with a gap of four-six weeks. Later, the Centre revised it to four-eight weeks. Last week, it said that the doses of the vaccine are to be administered 12-16 weeks apart. However, the second dose of Covaxin can be taken four to six weeks after the first.