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JAIPUR: The health department issued a direction to all chief medical health officers across the state asking them to ensure that Covid vaccines should not be wasted.
The department has also clarified that individuals having lab test proven Covid illness should defer vaccination by three months after recovery.
A video conference of the health department was held on Thursday in which officials discussed the issue of wastage of the vaccine.
Officials said individuals who have received the 1st dose and contracted the infection should defer the second dose by three months from the date of recovery.
Persons with any other serious general illness requiring hospitalization for ICU care, must wait 4-8 weeks before getting the Covid-19 vaccine.