Coronavirus vaccine to be given for free to Delhi residents: Satyendar Jain
Interacting with reporters during his visit to a facility in Daryaganj as part of a dry run exercise held here to assess the preparations for the vaccine roll-out, Jain said the system seems flawless as of now
PTI | January 2, 2021 | Updated 15:00 IST
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said COVID-19 vaccine will be provided to people in the national capital for free once it arrives, and asserted that the city government has made preparations for the vaccination drive. Interacting with reporters during his visit to a facility in Daryaganj as part of a dry run exercise held here to assess the preparations for the vaccine roll-out, Jain said the system seems flawless as of now.
Won t compromise on any protocol before approving vaccine: Harsh Vardhan
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said free vaccine would be provided in the first phase of inoculation to the most prioritised beneficiaries, including one crore healthcare and two crore frontline workers.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan appealed to people on Saturday not to be misguided by rumours regarding safety and efficacy of the coronavirus vaccine, adding that there would be no compromise on any protocol before approving it.
Vardhan said free vaccine would be provided in the first phase of inoculation to the most prioritised beneficiaries, including one crore healthcare and two crore frontline workers. He added that details of how 27 crore priority beneficiaries those above 50 years of age and those below it having comorbidities would be vaccinated until July were being finali
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Covid-19 vaccination: Govt to provide free vaccines to 1 cr healthcare, 2 cr frontline workers, in 1st phase
A health worker opens the deep freezer containing the vaccine during the dry run at a Primary Health Centre in Jaipur on Saturday. Himanshu Vyas/ ht
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New Delhi: The government will provide free vaccines to most prioritised beneficiaries inlcuding1 crore healthcare and 2 crore frontline workers, in the first phase of covid-19 vaccination that is expected to begin soon, union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan stated that the COVID-19 vaccine will be
The minister told reporters during his visit at the Maternity & Child Welfare (MCW) Centre in Daryaganj while reviewing the dry run of administration of the COVID-19 vaccine.
#IndiaFightsCorona#Unite2FightCorona@drharshvardhan today visited two mock vaccination sites; GTB Hospital in Shahdara and an Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) in Daryaganj to review the dry run drill for administering the #COVID19#vaccine .https://t.co/fjY9lLziUspic.twitter.com/J4fHokLZsB
The dry run for COVID-19 vaccination commenced in all States and UT governments across the country from Saturday with the objective to gear up for the smooth inoculation of COVID-19 vaccine when it is ready.
NEW DELHI: Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness at various session sites in the country for coronavirus vaccination trial run on January 2.
The senior officials of the health ministry apprised the minister on various improvements that have been made to make the pan India dry run glitch free, such as number of telephone operators has been increased to answer every possible query from the teams on the ground conducting the dry run.
“Block-level task forces have been constituted for physical inspection of the sites and all workers have been oriented for the purpose with the dissemination of FAQs on the process, among other issues,” the ministry said in a statement.