Covid-19: Precaution dose will protect family, society, says expert

New Delhi, April 26: Precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccine will be helpful to boost immunity and is important to protect family and society against the pandemic, stated Dr Suresh Kumar, MD, LNJP hospital Delhi on Monday. "Precaution dose will have a huge impact on Covid-19 surge. Precaution doses are available for free in government hospitals. A precautionary dose will be helpful to boost immunity," Dr Kumar said. He further added, "We have seen that after two doses, hospitalization has reduced. Those who are admitted are those whose vaccination schedule is incomplete. The third dose is important to protect the family and society." Dr Kumar also raised concerns over the surge in Covid-19 cases in the last few days. When asked about the dominant variant in the ongoing surge, Dr Kumar noted that the omicron sub-variant has been prevalent and that the XE variant seen in the incoming patients has been ruled out. Also Read | Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion; users react with memes "A surge has been witnessed for the past 4-5 days and positivity rate increased to 4-5 per cent. We have 12 patients admitted including two children and 10 adults. One child is sick and we have kept him on oxygen support. Omicron sub-variant has been prevalent in patients," he said. According to the Delhi government's health bulletin on Monday, the national capital reported above 1,000 cases for the fourth consecutive day, with 1,011 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the number of active cases in the city surpassed 4,000 and is now at 4,168, the most since February 12. On that date, there were 4,331 active cases. The daily case positive rate in the national capital increased from 4.48 percent on Sunday to 6.42 percent Monday. Also read | PM Modi congratulates 'friend' Emmanuel Macron on re-election as French President -PTC News