Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said a booster dose against Covid-19 comes into picture only when the entire eligible population is fully vaccinated, and that is the current priority for the state government.

He was talking to reporters after a weekly review meeting on the Covid-19 situation in Pune district, of which he is the guardian minister. Speaking about the booster dose, Pawar said doctors from the task force have suggested that the district administration should first ensure that the eligible population has taken both the doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Pune district has achieved 100 per cent administration of the first vaccine dose.