A total of eight omicron cases have been detected in Maharashtra, taking the total to 28 in the state. Seven patients are from Mumbai, while one is from Vasai Virar, according to the state health department.
All eight patients don't have international travel history, according to the department's bulletin.
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Serum Institute of India's Adar Poonawalla, at the CII Partnership Summit, said that vaccines for for children aged three years and above will be launched in the next 6 months.
He also said that booster vaccine doses are a proven strategy to get antibodies up to a great extent.
