Centre to pay for first 3 crore vaccines, not states
COVID-19 vaccines for 3 crore healthcare and frontline workers, which are to be administered in the beginning of the vaccination drive, will be paid by the central government
BusinessToday.In | January 11, 2021 | Updated 19:19 IST
The cost of vaccinating healthcare workers and frontline workers against coronavirus will be born by the central government. Centre will pay for the first 3 crore COVID-19 vaccines administered in the country at the beginning of the vaccination drive, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. India is set to kick off its vaccination drive against COVID-19 from January 16.
The vaccination drive will prioritise healthcare workers, from public and private hospitals both, the Prime Minister said during a virtual assessment meeting with chief ministers ahead of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out. Frontline workers, including sanitation workers, other frontline workers, defence forces, police and centr
COVID-19 vaccination drive: Preps at full throttle for vaccine roll-out from January 16; check out details
Ahead of the nationwide roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine, states have made all necessary preparations, including identifying vaccination sites and registration of healthcare and other frontline workers
BusinessToday.In | January 11, 2021 | Updated 09:38 IST
In the first phase of the world s largest inoculation programme, three crore healthcare and frontline workers will be vaccinated
India is all set to kickstart its mega vaccination drive against coronavirus on January 16, prioritising around 30 million healthcare and frontline workers in the first phase.
Ahead of the mega drive across India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual meeting with all the Chief Ministers of all states on Monday, January 11, to discuss the pandemic situation and the vaccination roll-out in the country.