Covid-19 Vaccine Covid-19 vaccine will be free of cost to 'most prioritised beneficiaries': Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said the Covid-19 vaccine will be provided to one crore healthcare workers and two crore frontline workers free of cost across the country, a day after a government-appointed panel of experts cleared one of the remedies.
Vardhan tweeted, "In 1st phase of Covid-19 Vaccination free #vaccine shall be provided across the nation to most prioritised beneficiaries that incl 1 crore healthcare & 2 crore frontline workers.
"Details of how further 27 cr priority beneficiaries are to be vaccinated until July are being finalised."
In 1st phase of #COVID19Vaccination free #vaccine shall be provided across the nation to most prioritised beneficiaries that incl 1 crore healthcare & 2 crore frontline workers
— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) January 2, 2021
Details of how further 27 cr priority beneficiaries are to be vaccinated until July are being finalised pic.twitter.com/K7NrzGrgk3
The government-appointed panel on Friday cleared the Serum Institute of India's Oxford vaccine, which will be sent for approval to the regulator Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).
Vardhan on Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness at session sites across the country for Covid-19 vaccination trial run on Saturday.
The dry run of Covid-19 vaccine is underway at designated locations in all states of India.
In the dry runs, participants will receive dummy Covid-19 vaccines to test the mechanisms ahead of the actual vaccination drive.
"There should be no rumours about the vaccine's safety...Everything has been checked in detail. Initially when the polio vaccine was rolled out, even then rumours had floated. But once it went on the floor, all people were assured about the safety," Vardhan said as quoted by NDTV regarding the vaccine's safety.
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