Maharashtra to take 102-112 days to vaccinate all above 45 years of age
The government has not started with the vaccination of people under the age of 45 yet, but whenever it ll start, another 4 months will be required to cover them at the present rate of vaccination
BusinessToday.In | April 13, 2021 | Updated 20:15 IST
India has administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 9.5 crore people and the second dose to 1.34 crore till April 13, thus vaccinating 10.85 crore people so far, the health ministry data shows. But Maharashtra-the most affected state-has so far vaccinated only 77.3 lakh above the age of 45. The state not only has the highest cases and deaths in the country but also has one of the highest test positivity rates in the world.
PUBLISHED ON: March 3, 2021 | Duration: 1 min, 22 sec A 45-year-old man in Maharashtra died yesterday, shortly after taking a second dose of the anti-Covid vaccine. Sukhdev Kirdat from Bhiwandi, who worked as a driver with an eye specialist, fainted in an observation room around 15 minutes after taking the second dose. The father of two was taken to the Indira Gandhi memorial hospital nearby, where he was declared dead.
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A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in the second phase drive, senior Union ministers, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan also got themselves vaccinated in the national capital on Tuesday.
A total of 50 lakh people have registered themselves on the CoWIN portal for the second phase of Covid-19 vaccination so far without facing any technical glitch since the window opened on Monday morning, the Centre said on Tuesday.
Over 1 Million Registrations On CoWin For Phase 2 Vaccinations: 10 Points Over 1 Million Registrations On CoWin For Phase 2 Vaccinations: 10 Points Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Chief Ministers Nitish Kumar and Naveen Patnaik are among those who got inoculated today.
Phase II of the vaccination drive is expected to cover 30 crore people.
New Delhi: Over a million people had registered on the government s CoWin portal by 1 pm today to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in the second phase of the country s inoculation drive. While the first phase of the vaccination campaign targeted healthcare and other frontline workers, the second phase that began today aims to inoculate those above 60 years of age and those above 45 with comorbidities. Today s launch saw top political leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself, getting their doses. India still reportedly has the second-highest number of cases after the US a