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India’s Covid-19 Vaccination Plan: 20-25 Crore People To Be Vaccinated By July 2021; Government Ramping Up Training, Capacity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan
The government expects to vaccinate 20-25 crore people with a vaccine effective against COVID-19 by July 2021 and has begun the work on ramping up human resource and training capacity on a massive scale, reports Times of India.
The development was made public by Union Minister of Health Dr Harsh Vardhan yesterday (4 October), who also shared that for the purpose, the Government expected to use 40-50 crore doses of the vaccine.
The vaccine will be procured by the government. Each consignment will be tracked on a real-time basis to ensure that they reach those who need it the most and that there is no black-marketing.
Dr Vardhan shared that a high-level committee headed by NITI Aayog member (health) Dr VK Paul is drawing out the entire plan.
“This is a work in progress which will be completed by the time the vaccines are ready to ensure the swift rollout of an immunisation programme,” the Health Minister has been quoted in the Times of India report as saying.
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