From Monday, people above 60 years of age will also be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine. On Sunday, the country reported as many as 16,572 new COVID-19 cases (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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On Sunday, 16,572 new COVID-19 cases were reported in India
Kolkata: From Monday, the Central government will be extending its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program to citizens above 60 years of age and those within the age bracket of 45 to 59 years with specified co-morbidities.
On Saturday, the Centre announced that around 10,000 private hospitals and 600 government hospitals were roped in under the State Government Health Insurance Schemes to participate as COVID-19 vaccination centres (CVCs).
Updated Jan 13, 2021 | 14:20 IST
Everything is being managed well, there is a team of people working on it. Neighbouring districts have started collecting the vaccine. Covid vaccine arrives in West Bengal, first dose to be provided at SSKM Hospital | Photo Credit: AP
Kolkata: The first consignment of 10 lakh doses of Covid vaccine ‘Covishield’ arrived in the city yesterday afternoon. It is the indigenous version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
The first dose in West Bengal will be provided at the SSKM Hospital here on January 16, followed by the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, according to sources of the Indian Express. The city airport authorities tweeted after the vaccine arrived at 2:30 pm in a special cargo flight of budget carrier SpiceJet, “May all be free from disease. One step closer! The consignment from Pune carrying #COVID19 vaccines has arrived at #KolkataAirport. Consignment handed over to state health department