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Centre says vaccination on all days till April 30 as inoculation of those above 45 begins

The Centre has written to all states and UTs asking them to make necessary arrangements

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Tribune News Service 

New Delhi, April 1

In a significant step to exponentially expand the countrywide vaccination drive, the Centre has decided to operationalise both public and private sector COVID Vaccination Centres (CVCs) on all days of month of April (from today till April 30, 2021).  

The Centre has written to all States and UTs and asked them to make necessary arrangements to provide COVID vaccination in these CVCs on all days of the month, including gazetted holidays during April 2021.

This step has been taken after detailed deliberations with the States and UTs on March 31 to optimally utilize all COVID Vaccination Centres across the public and private sectors to ensure rapid increase in the pace and coverage of COVID vaccination. This decision is in line with the graded and pro-active approach employed by the Government of India along with the States and UTs for COVID-19 vaccination.

“The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level,” said the Health Ministry.

The vaccinations for people above 45 years of age began today based on the recommendation of National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration (NEGVAC).

The inoculation is going well, the government said on a day when India’s daily cases crossed 72,000 in steep surge, a first in over five months.

The government hopes to achieve population level herd immunity through vaccinations.

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