In light of the rapid spread of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus and the fact that people above the age of 60 received their second dose of the COVID vaccine over eight months ago, should the Indian government immediately authorise booster doses for the aged and the vulnerable?Dr Srinath Reddy, the president of the Public Health Foundation of India, thinks that boosters must be administered to these groups as soon as vaccine supplies permit and that this must be done as part of a twin-track approach, the second track of which must focus with renewed vigour on ensuring the complete vaccination of adults who have so not so far got second jabs.In his interview with The Wire, Dr Reddy talks about the how India can make the most of these booster shots and lots more on the way forward in terms of the country’s vaccine policy.