NCOC further lowers age limit for COVID-19 booster dose

ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) further lowered the age limit for booster doses amid a sharp rise in the coronavirus positivity ratio that has crossed 7 per cent.

The NCOC said that citizens over 18 years would be eligible for a free booster dose of their choice from tomorrow onwards. Earlier, people 30 years of age or above were allowed booster jabs. 

The age limit for a booster dose has been further reduced. Citizens over 18 years would be eligible for a free booster dose of their choice. Booster (one dose) would be administered after six months gap from complete vaccination, the apex COVID-19 body said in an announcement. 

The NCOC was also mulling to impose restrictions on weddings as large gatherings have proved to be “super-spreaders” of COVID-19 in the past, and the same is happening now.

The country reported 3,567 new cases, the highest since September 10, 2021, in the last 24 hours, the NCOC data showed Friday morning. 

The NCOC said 48,449 tests were conducted across the country, and 3,567 infections emerged, taking the positivity ratio to 7.36%. The country last reported an infection rate of 6.64 per cent on August 31, 2021.