People Above 60 And Those Above 45 With Comorbidities To Get Vaccinated From Mar 1
Vaccinations would be available at 10,000 government and over 20,000 private vaccination centres
Mumbai: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday announced that people above 60 years of age and those above 45 years of age with comorbidities will be vaccinated against coronavirus from March 1.
Vaccinations would be available at 10,000 government and over 20,000 private vaccination centres
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said, “The vaccine will be given free of cost at government centres.” India kickstarted the vaccination process for frontline workers in the first phase of the drive-in in mid-January.
“Those who want to get vaccinated from private hospitals, have to pay. The amount they would need to pay will be decided by the health ministry within 3-4 days as they are in discussion with manufacturers and hospitals,” Javadekar added.
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According to the Union Ministry of Health, the cumulative figure of Kovid-19 vaccine dose for frontline and healthcare workers has so far crossed 1.2 crore.
While vaccination began on 16 January, a vaccination campaign for frontline workers was launched from 2 February.
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