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Now Get A Covid Vaccine Jab 24x7 At Your Convenience As Govt Ends Time Constraint To Increase The Speed Of Vaccination
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan (representative image)
In a bid to speed up the pace of the coronavirus vaccination drive, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday (3 March) announced that citizens will now be able to take vaccine round the clock as per their convenience.
The minister took to microblogging website Twitter and said: "The government has ended the time constraint to increase the speed of vaccination. Citizens of the country can now get vaccinated 24x7 at their convenience."
He emphasized that Prime Minister Narendra Modi understands the health of citizens of the country as well as the value of their time. Vardhan and his wife took the vaccine shot at Delhi Heart and Lung Institute on Tuesday (2 March).
The nation-wide vaccination drive was rolled out on 16 January with healthcare workers being inoculated against the virus. Vaccination of the frontline workers began on 2 February.
The next phase of vaccination commenced on 1 March for those who are over 60 years of age and for people aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions. A total of 1,56,20,749 vaccine doses have been given till now.
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)
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