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People who are vaccinated and are eligible to get administered the “precaution dose" for Covid-19 have no need to register themselves again on the CoWIN app, said Dr RS Sharma, CoWIN platform Chief. He added that people who re eligible for the "precaution dose" can just schedule their appointment for the third dose from their existing account. People with comorbidities and are above 60 years of age will be eligible for precaution doses from January 10 onwards, on the recommendation of their doctors. 

The Announcement 

On December 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an announcement to provide a “precaution dose" for healthcare and frontline workers as well as co-morbid seniors. The PM did not call it a “booster dose" as the third dose is termed worldwide.

“The idea is that the dose is being offered as a matter of abundant precaution as one view is that Indians already have hybrid immunity,” said a government source.