Attempt being made to spread misinformation on phase III of Covid-19 vaccination drive: Harsh Vardhan ANI | Updated: Apr 26, 2021 04:43 IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Addressing concerns raised by some quarters on the recently announced Liberalized and Accelerated Phase III Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination , Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday took a swipe at certain political leaders from the Opposition and said they are indulging in needless politics and spreading misinformation .
Taking to his blog, the Union Minister said the need of the hour is a greater degree of shared idealism. In any battle, time is of the greatest essence. While the dreaded disease is spreading like a tsunami, it was critical to ease the controls and allow a free hand to the state governments as well as the private sector. Hence, under the able guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we decided to ease the vaccination policy norms, Dr
Karnataka has over 2.6 lakh active coronavirus cases (File)
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I urge all eligible to register themselves from April 28: BS Yediyurappa
People over 45 will continue to get vaccines as part of centre s drive
Bengaluru:
Covid vaccines will be provided free of cost to people in the 18-44 age group, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa tweeted Monday. Mr Yediyurappa said the vaccines would be available at all state-run vaccination centres and urged those eligible to register for doses starting Wednesday.
People over 45 will get the vaccines as part of the centre s drive, the Chief Minister said. COVID-19 vaccines will be provided free of cost to citizens between 18-44 years of age at all government vaccination centers across Karnataka. Union Government vaccination drive for citizens above 45 will continue. I urge all eligible to register themselves from April 28, Mr Yediyurappa tweeted.
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NEW DELHI: Amid complaints of oxygen shortage in Delhi hospitals, Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that Delhi has been allotted more than the oxygen quota it had asked for and it is the state government s responsibility to rationalise and plan for it.
Dr Vardhan inspected preparedness at the Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre and Hospital, which will be functional for Covid-19 patients from next week. He said, Each state has been assigned their quota for oxygen as per the production of oxygen in India. Even Delhi has been allotted more than the (oxygen) quota they had asked for, and Delhi CM even thanked the PM for that yesterday. Now to rationalise the quota in a timely manner and the responsibility to finely plan it lies with the state government, said Vardhan.
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in the country, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote his counterparts in other states on Saturday requesting them to provide oxygen to the national capital if they have spare.