International Travel: Govt May Allow COVID Booster Dose For THESE People Travelling Abroad Soon

The decision assumes significance since the government has allowed international flights to resume from Sunday and many countries have imposed curbs on those who have not received booster shots yet.

New Delhi: The government may soon allow booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine for Indians travelling overseas for education, employment, sports and for attending official or business commitments, reported news agency PTI quoting official sources on Saturday. The Centre is currently mulling if such people should pay for the precaution doses and if these should be made available at private vaccination centres, it added.

The decision assumes significance since the government has allowed international flights to resume from Sunday and many countries have imposed curbs on those who have not received booster shots yet. The proposed decision could immensely help these people. The government has been forced to think on this due to various presentations made to the ministry of external affairs seeking permission to get booster shots by those planning to travel abroad for various reasons.

“In view of these, the health ministry is actively considering to allow booster/precaution dose of COVID vaccine for those seeking to travel abroad for jobs, admission in foreign educational institutions, participating in sports tournaments, in bilateral, multilateral meetings as part of India’s official delegation or for attending business commitments,” an official source told PTI.

(With inputs from PTI)