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Govt to enlist private hospitals to make Covid-19 vaccine available 24/7
04 March 2021
Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday announced that citizens will now be able to take vaccine round the clock as per their convenience, a day after the centre asked states and union territories to utilise capacities available with private hospitals functioning as coronavirus vaccination centres in order to speed up coronavirus vaccination drive. The government has ended the time constraint to increase the speed of vaccination. Citizens of the country can now get vaccinated 24x7 at their convenience, the minister said in a tweet on the microblogging website Twitter.
10.93 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were given till 7 pm on March 5 10.93 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were given till 7 pm on March 5 | Photo Credit: AP
New Delhi: With the government on March 2 allowing all private hospitals with adequate facilities to administer COVID-19 vaccine doses, the vaccination drive has seen a big jump in the last two days. The union ministry of health and family welfare in its order had asked states and UTs to utilise 100 per cent capacities of private hospitals functioning as COVID vaccination centres (CVCs). In a significant achievement, 10.93 lakh vaccine doses were given to beneficiaries till 7 pm on March 4 and while close to 10 lakhs were given on Wednesday.
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March 04, 2021 00:39 IST
Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said since Monday, the first day of second phase of vaccination, 50 lakh registrations have been made on CoWIN for COVID-19 vaccination.
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President Ram Nath Kovind receives the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, during the second phase of a countrywide inoculation drive, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI
Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said since Monday, the first day of second phase of vaccination, 50 lakh registrations have been made on CoWIN for COVID-19 vaccination.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 1.54 crore on Tuesday (till 7 p.m.). This includes 67,32,944 health care workers (HCW) who have taken the first dose and 26,85,665 HCWs who have taken the second dose.
News headlines for March 3, 2021: On Wednesday, the Health Minister lauded PM Modi for making the COVID-19 vaccine available 24x7. Also, Bharat Biotech announced Phase 3 results of Covaxin.
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