Feel safe after booster dose, recipients say, 1366 precautionary Covid third vaccine doses were administered in Darjeeling

SNS,  SILIGURI, 11 JANUARY 2022: Amid the ever growing number of active Covid caseload, many recipients of the precaution dose in Siliguri today believed that it will keep them safe. The Covid- 19 third dose drive was rolled out across the country today.

The dose is being administered to healthcare workers, frontline workers and those older than 60 years with comorbidities.

"I received the third dose and I feel safe and protected. I will work in the upcoming civic body elections in Siliguri. I will not be able to comment on its efficacy, but to some extent, it will make me feel safe," said a government employee, Indrajit Nag.

Mr Nag received the jab under the frontline worker category at the vaccination camp at Matri Sadan in Siliguri.

Former state minister and senior Trinamul Congress leader Gautam Deb, who is contesting the civic elections from ward 33, also took the shot today. The 65-year-old has comorbidities.

"I got the second dose on 30 March, before I contracted Covid-19. I have pre-existing diseases. I received the booster dose on the first day of the drive after consultation with doctors," Mr Deb said.

Meanwhile, 215 persons received the third dose at three camps under the Siliguri Municipal Corporation, while around 400 persons were administered the jabs at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital.

According to the guidelines, the eligible individuals will receive a homologous--same vaccine as received in the primary vaccination-vaccine as the third dose.

'A total of 1366 precautionary Covid vaccine doses were administered today in our district, in the category of healthcare workers, frontline workers and 60-plus persons with comorbid conditions," Darjeeling District Magistrate S Ponnambalam said.