Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be vaccinated in the second phase of Covid-19 inoculation drive launched on January 16, as per sources.
In the second phase of Covid inoculation drive, PM Modi and all chief ministers will take the vaccine against coronavirus, sources told India Today on Thursday. Covid-19 LIVE UPDATES Here
Described as the world’s largest inoculation drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on January 16 launched India’s Covid-19 vaccination programme and asserted that the made-in-India vaccines being rolled out will ensure a “decisive victory” for the country over the coronavirus pandemic
Those above 50 years of age and with comorbidities will be vaccinated in the second phase. In a meeting with chief ministers earlier, PM Modi had said there was no need to panic and that everyone above 50 years of age will be vaccinated in the second phase.
India has approved for emergency use Covaxin developed by Bharat Biotech and Covishield from the Oxford/AstraZeneca stable and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.
The shots are being offered first to an estimated one crore healthcare workers and around two crore frontline workers, and then to persons above 50 years of age, followed by persons younger than 50 years of age with associated comorbidities.
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