Vice President Naidu gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, shares news on Twitter

Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu on Monday received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Government Medical College in Chennai today. Tweeting a picture of himself receiving a jab, VP Naidu went on to inform the citizens that he will be administered the second dose of the vaccination after 28 days, and in the meanwhile, appealed to eligible citizens of the country to get themselves vaccinated. 

PM Modi receives Covid-19 vaccine

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also got the first dose of the Bharat BioTech's COVAXIN vaccine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Thereafter, he took to the microblogging site and shared a picture of himself getting vaccinated. Lauding the efforts of the doctors and the scientists, he called their contribution remarkable in strengthening India's fight against COVID-19. 

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The second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive begins today 

After the successful vaccination of healthcare and frontline workers in the first phase, India begins with the second phase of the vaccination drive today. In the second phase, 10,000 crore people across the country are estimated to be vaccinated in around 10,000 government health centres and 12,000 private centres. 

People aged 60 years or more as on January 1, 2022, and those with comorbidities who are in the age group of 45-59 years as on January 1, 2022, are eligible for vaccination," a senior government official told PTI.

States and districts will be required to pre-register COVID-19 Vaccination Centres (CVCs) on the Co-WIN2.0 portal before the registration is opened for people above 60 years and those aged 45 and above with co-morbidities so that the list of CVCs is available to the citizens, the Union Health Ministry said. The registration begins from March 1 at 9 am. The eligible beneficiaries can choose the centre of their choice and book an appointment based on the slots available.

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According to a guidance note on Co-WIN2.0 issued by the Health Ministry, States and UTs will decide the target number of doses to be administered in a vaccination cycle, based on already available vaccine doses and additional doses likely to be available in a vaccination cycle.

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(Inputs from PTI)