Statsguru: Where does India stand on Covid booster shots as cases rise

Analysis shows that by September 29, the country will cover 28.6 per cent of the eligible population of 796 million who will be due for the booster dose

A fortnight ago, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pawar informed the Parliament that 40 million people in the country were unvaccinated for Covid-19. For the 18-plus age group, 90 per cent of the population was fully vaccinated, while among 15-17-year-olds, over two-thirds had received the second dose (chart 1). 

However, this has not been able to stop fresh infections in the country. While Covid-19 daily infections in India had dropped below the 10,000 mark, they have started rising again (chart 2).

The reasons for this could be waning immunity, the emergence of new variants, and low