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Third Phase To Vaccinate People Above 50 May Start In March: Government

Mumbai: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that vaccination against the third stage coronovirus is likely to start in March, people over 50 years of age and people with co-morbidity will be vaccinated.

Answering questions on vaccines and vaccination campaign in Parliament, the Union Health Minister on Friday said that the Union Government has provided Rs 35,000 crore for Covid-19 vaccines in the Union Budget 2021-22 and Finance Minister has assured that allocation can increase if required.

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“In the coming days, 27 crore people who are more than 50 years of age and younger than 50 co-commentators will be vaccinated,” he said.

Vardhan said that the COVID vaccination campaign to vaccinate one crore health workers in the first phase was started on January 16 and it is running smoothly.

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He said that the vaccination campaign for frontline workers has started this week.

“The second phase commenced from February 2 in various parts of the country with vaccines being given to frontline workers, whose estimated number is around two crore rupees. After the completion of Phase 1 and Phase 2, it is possible that the next. In the month, the third phase will begin where more than 50 (year) citizens will be vaccinated across the country,” said the Health Minister.

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“It is difficult to announce any fixed date (for the third phase) right now but it is expected that the third phase of the vaccination drive will start in the second, third or fourth week of March,” he added.

Meanwhile, India has reported 11,713 new COVID-19 cases and 95 fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. With this, the total number of cases rose to 1,08,14,304 while the death toll reached 1,54,918.

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