Due to the excessively long gap between two Covidshield vaccine shots, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said that a ‘safe’ status on the Aarogya Setu app is considered a permit for individuals with a single dose to participate in all activities in the open. can go. -Up sector after Diwali.
Deliberating on the issue, the Health Minister said that if the cases remain low even after the festive season in the state, the officials and the task force members can use the situation to examine the possibility. Arogya Setu App as a permit for individuals to take advantage of open areas.
Tope said that he had requested the Center to reduce the gap between the two doses of Kovishield, but the central government officials rejected it. Shedding light for this denial, a senior Union Health Ministry official told TOI that the request to bridge the gap between Covid jobs was denied as scientific studies had shown its high efficacy with longer intervals . Another official said that the change in time interval will be done only on the basis of scientific evidence and not on the demands of the people.
Apart from Maharashtra, some other states had also approached the Center to bridge the gap. The current gap between the two doses of Covishield is 84 days.
Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government last week issued guidelines allowing cinema halls, drama theaters and auditoriums to reopen from October 22. However it did give the option of showing “safe status” on the Aarogya Setu or vaccination certificate as a permit to enter the facility. .
The Indian Express noted that double vaccination had been made mandatory for the staff, scavengers and people employed in the food court as well as artists and actors within the premises of these halls.
The standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the state said, “The Aarogya Setu app showing safe status will be mandatory for all visitors or as an option, visitors can show the final Covid vaccination certificate.”
The SOP further said that since the entry to the mall is restricted to only fully vaccinated citizens and children below the age of 18 years, cinema-goers can produce a ticket to enter the mall where the multiplexes are located.
As per reports, till October 15, the state had administered 9.07 crore doses. Of these, a total of 6.29 crore (70%) were given to the beneficiaries of the first dose. 2.78 crore (30%) people in Maharashtra have been fully vaccinated.
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