Budget is to create a future-ready healthcare system, says minister
February 15, 2021
Vaccination of people above the age of 50 from next month The Budget for 2021-22, presented in a year that saw Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the world, makes an attempt to build an India future-ready to deal with any health emergency that can come from new infections, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday.
“When we were passing through such a difficult phase, our scientists and healthcare professionals showed us the way. Whatever the learnings that we had during this period need to be implemented at the lowest possible ground. This Budget hopes to do that by strengthening disease surveillance, preventive care and diagnostic equipment at block levels as well as setting bio-safety facilities and regional virology institutes,” Vardhan said during a briefing.
Harsh Vardhan on Corona vaccination in Hindi: हर्षवर्धन ने कहा, 50 वर्ष से अधिक आयु वाले लगभग 27 करोड़ भारतीयों का तीन हफ्ते में टीकाकरण अभियान शुरू होगा।
Read more about About 18-19 vaccines against Covid-19 in the pipeline: Harsh Vardhan on Business Standard. Addressing the media, Vardhan said that in the next 2-3 weeks, vaccinations against Covid-19 will be started for people above 50 years of age