India needs to reconsider booster dose policy: Top virologist Gagandeep Kang

India must reconsider its booster dose strategy in light of multiple variants of the novel coronavirus at play and private labs should be encouraged to carry out genome sequencing to identify the variant and threat levels better, a top virologist said on Monday. Talking about the current vaccination drive, virologist Gagandeep Kang drew attention to the importance of having a practical vaccination plan, particularly in terms of precaution dose.