Indian players to be administered second dose of Covid vaccine in England: Reports

The Indian players, both Men and Women would be administered their second doses of the vaccine against Covid-19 in the United Kingdom itself by its health department.  One of the sources close to the development confirmed the news. 

“The team has already taken the first dose here after the government opened the vaccination process for all above 18. The second dose will be administered by the UK health department once the players are eligible to get the second jab as per rules,” the source told ANI. 

Earlier, BCCI was planning to either get the second dose of vaccine from India itself so that there is no problem in the doses, which could then have been administered by the medical staff of the team. The second option was to get the doses in the UK itself as the brand of the vaccine that would most probably have been administered to the Indian players is also available in the British nation. 

Both Indian Men’s and Women’s team would leave for England on June 2 from Mumbai, having spent two weeks in hard quarantine in India’s commercial capital. The teams would then undergo 10 more days of quarantine (milder than the previous one) in Southampton, England. 

While the Men’s team would then prepare for the World Test Championship Final against New Zealand starting June 18 at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, the Women’s team would get ready for their one-off Test against hosts England to be played at County Ground, Bristol from June 16.