An Uttar Pradesh government spokesperson said Adityanath had sent his state aircraft to Hyderabad to get the batch of vaccines for the inoculation programme for people in the 18-plus category. The districts where the vaccination started on Saturday are Lucknow, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Meerut and Bareilly.
UP govt announces to provide free vaccines to people aged 18-44 years ANI | Updated: May 01, 2021 15:25 IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): Amid the commencement of the third phase of nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive for people between the age group of 18-45 years from today, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said the state government has decided to vaccinate people aged between 18 to 44 years free of cost.
Speaking to reporters here today, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said, We have decided to give free vaccines to people between 18-44 years of age. People above 45 years of age are being given free vaccine by the Government of India.
In the first phase, which will be extended to other cities also, the government will start the vaccination in seven districts that have more than 9,000 active cases (Photo for representative purpose only)
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday started the first phase of vaccination for the 18-44 age group in seven districts that have more than 9,000 active Covid-19 cases with chief minister Yogi Adityanath launching the programme from Avantibai Hospital here.
An Uttar Pradesh government spokesperson said Adityanath had sent his state aircraft to Hyderabad to get the batch of vaccines for the inoculation programme for people in the 18-plus category.
Covid-19: Vaccination For 18-44 Age Group Starts In 7 Districts Of UP
The districts where the vaccination started on Saturday are Lucknow, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Meerut and Bareilly.
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Amid exponentially rising Covid-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday started the first phase of vaccination for the 18-44 age group in seven districts that have more than 9,000 active COVID-19 cases with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launching the programme from Avantibai Hospital here.