The world’s largest immunisation exercise will kick-off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually on Saturday. The Covid-19 vaccine rollout is expected to cover 3 lakh frontline healthcare workers across 3,006 sites in India.
3,006 vaccination sites have been set up nationally for the Saturday launch that will begin with the Prime Minister’s address. Delhi has received 274,500 doses of Covishield (Serum Institute of India) vaccine and 20,000 doses of Covaxin (Bharat Biotech). The Covid-19 vaccine rollout is expected to cover 3 lakh frontline healthcare workers across 3,006 sites in India. According to the leaflet shared by the government, Covid-19 vaccination is allowed only for 18 years and above. Pregnant and lactating mothers shouldn’t receive the vaccine. The second dose should be of the same vaccine of which the first dose was administered. 24×7 hotline number 1075 – has been set up to address questions related to the vaccine rollout and the Co-WIN software.
