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Delhi: Vaccination for 18+ category to begin today
The third and the largest phase of vaccination against Covid-19 began in Delhi on Monday. People in the 18-45 age group are being given jabs against the deadly virus. Around 90 lakh people in this category will be eligible for the jabs. Pre-registration has been made mandatory for beneficiaries in the 18-45 age group and there will be no walk-ins for this category for now.
Five vaccination booths each have been set up at 77 schools for the inoculation exercise. The government has set up vaccination centres at schools to accommodate a high number of beneficiaries.
Send A Maharashtra minister on Monday said Serum Institute of India s CEO Adar Poonawalla should lodge a police complaint in connection with the alleged threats that he has received, and assured the state government will conduct an in-depth probe into it.
Mumbai:
Poonawalla, who has been in the UK on extended stay to evade alleged threats in India over the ever-increasing demand for COVID-19 vaccines, has said he will return in a few days.
In a recent interview to The Times , Poonawalla alleged that he had been receiving threats in India and that he and his family left the country for London after unprecedented pressure and aggression over the demand of COVID-19 vaccines.
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Monday said that vaccine manufacturing is a specialized process and it is not possible to ramp up production overnight while noting that the company has received total orders of over 26 crore doses, of which it has supplied more than 15 crore doses.
A Maharashtra minister on Monday said Serum Institute of India s CEO Adar Poonawalla should lodge a police complaint in connection with the alleged threats that he has received, and assured the state government will conduct an in-depth probe into it. Poonawalla, who has been in the UK on extended stay to evade alleged threats in India over the ever-increasing demand for COVID-19 vaccines, has said he will return in a few days. In a recent interview to The Times , Poonawalla alleged that he had been receiving threats in India and that he and his family left the country for London after unprecedented pressure and aggression over the demand of COVID-19 vaccines.