Delhi halts COVID-19 vaccination for 18 plus group as stocks run out
Addressing the media, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the national capital would need 80 lakh COVID-19 doses to vaccinate its entire population and the Centre must, without delay, purchase jabs from foreign countries to supply to the states
BusinessToday.In | May 22, 2021 | Updated 15:03 IST
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that only a few COVID-19 vaccines are available some centres which will be administered on Saturday, May 22
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that the vaccination drive for the 18-44 age group has been halted because the national capital has exhausted its allocated share of the doses. He added that following this all vaccination centres have been shut.
COVID-19 update: Over 33,000 people vaccinated on Saturday Today, Delhi witnessed the highest number of vaccinations done so far since the start of the exercise on January 16, said a senior official
PTI | March 6, 2021 | Updated 23:51 IST
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Over 33,000 beneficiaries received shots of COVID-19 vaccine in the national capital on Saturday, the highest number of people vaccinated in a single day since the starting of the inoculation exercise on January 16, officials said.
In the age bracket of 60 and above, 17,288 people were vaccinated while in the 45-59 years age group, 2,824 beneficiaries received the jabs, a senior official said. Today, Delhi witnessed the highest number of vaccinations done so far since the start of the exercise on January 16, he said.
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NEW DELHI: After injecting shots against Covid-19 to over 3.6 lakh beneficiaries, authorities in Delhi are now set for the rollout of the second phase of the inoculation drive on March 1.
In the second phase, people aged above 60 years and those over 45 with comorbidities will be vaccinated.
At Delhi government hospitals, doctors and other medical staff were upbeat about the second phase of the drive.
Over 13,000 beneficiaries had received anti-Covid-19 vaccine on Friday, a significant fall from the number of people who had got the shots a day before, according to data shared by officials.
More than 3.6 lakh beneficiaries have received the vaccine till Friday in Delhi since the start of the inoculation drive a month ago, with over 18,900 people receiving jabs on Thursday.
Jain added that the government cannot ask anyone to compulsorily take the jab. He also said that the number of vaccination centres in Delhi will be increased from 81 to 175 soon
51 lakh people in Delhi to receive coronavirus vaccine in phase-1 of vaccination
The CM said that he has identified 51 lakh people who will be the first ones to get vaccinated under the priority category , which includes frontline workers, health workers, and people above 50 or having co-morbidities
BusinessToday.In | December 24, 2020 | Updated 16:15 IST
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal his government is all set to start the vaccination drive as soon as it gets the vaccine from the Centre
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the capital is fully ready to receive, store and give coronavirus vaccine to priority category people in the first phase of vaccination.