My suggestion accepted: Rahul Gandhi welcomes 'precaution dose' roll-out

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the central government accepted his "suggestion" to roll out booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the country.

Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi said, "The central government has accepted my suggestion of a booster dose - this is a right step. The safety of vaccines and boosters will have to reach the people of the country."

Also watch: PM Modi announces 'precaution dose' for healthcare workers, those above 60 with co-morbidities

On Saturday night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that "precautionary doses", or booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine, would be administered to healthcare and frontline workers and people above 60 years of age with co-morbidities from January 10.

In a tweet on December 22, Rahul Gandhi had demanded the rollout of booster doses in the country.