The medical has started discussing the need for a second booster or the fourth shot in Light of new Covid waves in countries such as China and the US, but two surveys found people cold to even the third precautionary dose.
This reluctance is apparent in the number of takers so far: In Mumbai, only 16% of those eligible for the booster shot have taken it while 90 lakh are still to take it. In Maharashtra, over six crore people haven’t taken the booster so far.
However, the reluctance for the booster shot is highest among the youth. “It is noteworthy that of the unvaccinated Population in the slums of Cuffe Parade and Colaba, the majority, or 37.7%, are under the age of 20.