Corona Vaccination LIVE: Vaccine Politics In Bengal As BJP Slams TMC For Stopping Trucks With Jabs
This will be the world's largest vaccination program covering the entire length and breadth of the country and all preparations are in place to initiate the programme .
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Background
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday, confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be launching India’s mass inoculation drive against the Covid-19 pandemic on January 16. "The massive countrywide Covid-19 vaccination drive will be rolled out by Prime Minister from January 16. This would be the world's largest immunisation exercise," the Health Ministry said. As part of the launch, PM Modi will be interacting with some of the beneficiaries who will get the vaccine shots on Saturday, through videoconferencing.
The government has now disapproved the authorisation of Bharat Biotech's Covid vaccine to people below 18 years of age whereas earlier, it was approved for children above the age of 12 years by the Drugs Controller General of India. A letter from the office of additional secretary at the union health ministry carrying a comparative factsheet for the two Covid vaccines approved for emergency authorisation revealed that the government has "not recommended" their authorisation to people below 18 years of age.
In Pics: PM Modi monitoring vaccination process across country
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Vaccination drive in India: 1,91,181 beneficiaries vaccinated for Coronavirus on Day 1
Total of 1,91,181 beneficiaries vaccinated for Coronavirus on day 1 of the massive nationwide vaccination drive: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
75 hospitals for Covishield, 6 for Covaxin
Delhi government decides that the SII-manufactured Covishield vaccine will be administered at 75 Delhi govt and private hospitals and Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN will be given at 6 hospitals run by the Central government in the national capital. In the first phase, COVID-19 vaccination will begin at 81 sites in Delhi from tomorrow. A particular vaccine will be given at a particular centre because if a beneficiary receives a vaccine, they would need the second dose of that vaccine only: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain.
PM Modi to launch Vaccination drive tomorrow
PM Modi will kickstart the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday at 10.30am via video conference. A total of 3 lakh people will receive the vaccination shots on the first day. Over 3,000 sites across all states and UTs will be virtually connected during the launch. About 100 beneficiaries will be vaccinated at each site on an inaugural day.
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