After health line workers and doctors, people aged above 45 will receive the vaccine in the second drive that is starting from 1st March. The government has laid orders for vaccination at several government centers and private hospitals.
Registration on the Co-Win app has already been started and to boost the morale and remove the hesitancy of the public over the indigenous covid vaccine, PM Narendra Modi has received covid-19 vaccine early morning at the AIIMS, Delhi.
Nurse P Niveda gave the first shot of the vaccine to the PM and after 28 days; the next dose would be given to PM Modi.
PM Modi after taking the dose praised the doctors and scientists for their contribution to vaccine development and the fight against covid. He also appealed everyone not to miss the vaccine shot and take the vaccine.
Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS.
Remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against COVID-19.
I appeal to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine. Together, let us make India COVID-19 free! pic.twitter.com/5z5cvAoMrv
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 1, 2021
Thousand Of Private Hospitals Registered Under Ayushmaan Bharat
A few days ago, the government has announced the date for the second phase of the vaccination drive and said only those taking vaccines from government centers will receive the free dose. Around 10,000 private hospitals across the country have been included under the Ayushmaan Bharat Yojana to facilitate the vaccine to the public.
Several hospitals are empaneled under the state govt and CGHS. At these hospitals, the vaccine will be given at the price of Rs. 250 per dose. To get the list of private hospitals in your state, check the official link of the government.