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Narendra Modi along with several other ministers over 50 years of age are likely to be vaccinated in the next phase of the immunization drive starting around May, a senior health ministry official said
PremiumPrime Minister Narendra Modi along with several other ministers over 50 years of age are likely to be vaccinated for covid-19 in the next phase of the immunization drive starting around May, a senior health ministry official said.
Modi said he will interact with beneficiaries and vaccinators in Varanasi on Friday to hear their first-hand account of the vaccination drive.
The interaction follows continuous dialogue and discussion by the Prime Minister with scientists, political leaders, officials and other stakeholders to proactively ensure smooth conduct of the world’s largest vaccination drive, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.
According to the operational guidelines for vaccination issued by the health ministry, the vaccine will be offered sequentially to healthcare and frontline workers, people over 50 years, and then those younger than 50 years but with co-morbidities. Finally the remaining population will be vaccinated based on the disease epidemiology and vaccine availability.
The total number of vaccinations reached nearly one million on Thursday.
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