New Delhi: The Union Government has lifted the time restriction on receiving
COVID-19 vaccine jabs so as to increase the pace of immunisation, said Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan here yesterday.
People can now get vaccinated round-the-clock according to their convenience, he said in a tweet, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi values the health as well as the time of the citizens of the country.
Meanwhile, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan told media persons that the timeline of vaccinating the beneficiaries from 9 am to 5 pm has been done away with and it is up to the hospitals to decide whether they want to continue administering the vaccines even after that.
Karnataka agriculture minister B.C. Patil courted controversy after taking the vaccine at his house instead of going to a hospital, drawing criticism from the state health minister and others.
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People can now get vaccinations against Covid-19 24x7 at their convenience, says Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan
New Delhi: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said that the vaccinations against Covid-19 will now be done 24 hours, seven days a week. He said that the time constraint put earlier in getting the vaccine has now been done away with to increase the pace of administering the vaccine.
Further, he lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the move, saying that he along with being concerned about the health of the citizens of the country, the prime minister also understand the value of their time.