Centre To Provide Free Vaccines To States For 18+ Age Group From June 21: PM Modi
Mumbai: Addressing the nation on the ongoing COVID-19 situation in the country, PM Narendra Modi justified the government’s decision to ask states to buy vaccines and said ‘health is a state subject’.
The PM said that India’s fight against COVID-19 has been an ongoing process and lauded India’s scientists for developing two vaccines within a year.
PM said that 23 crore people have been vaccinated so far and added that the COVID-19 protocol is the biggest weapon against the deadly pandemic. “Vaccine is like a protective shield. Vaccine demand worldwide is much higher than vaccine supply,” he further added.
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“25% of vaccination work with states will now be handled by the Centre, it will be implemented in the coming two weeks. Both State and Centre to work as per new guidelines in the coming two weeks. From June 21 June, there will be free vaccine for people above 18 years,” PM Modi said.
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PM Modi further said that, “To increase vaccine availability, the process of procuring vaccines from abroad has been sped up. Experts have also expressed concerns about children. In this direction, the trial of two vaccines is underway. Research is being conducted for a nasal vaccine in the country.”
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The address comes at a time when several states including Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and others have started the process to lift the COVID-19 restrictions.
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