Delhi became the first state today to announce its schedule for Covid-19 vaccination for health care workers, who will be inoculated in the phase 1 of the vaccination drive that will begin on January 16. "Health care workers will be vaccinated in the first phase only in hospitals," Arvind Kejriwal's government said today. Bengal said it would give the vaccine for free to everyone in the state. The Centre has announced January 16 as the day for rollout of the long-awaited vaccine, which got the drug regulators' approval last Sunday.
A day before chief ministers' interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several states on Sunday said they have made all necessary preparations for the first phase of nationwide roll-out of Covid-19 vaccine from January 16.
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Ahead of West Bengal polls, Mamata Banerjee announces free COVID vaccine for state
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the COVID-19 vaccine will be provided free of cost to the people of the state. Announcing the development, Banerjee in a statement said the state government is making arrangements to facilitate the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. I am happy to announce that our government is making arrangements to facilitate the administration of #COVID19 vaccine to all the people of the state without any cost, the statement read.Â
COVID vaccination in West Bengal is likely to begin by next Thursday. The state health department has revealed that initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are likely to be administered to health workers by January 14. Serum Institute of Indiaâs version of Oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine âCovishieldâ is likely to reach Kolkata from Pune by Saturday, according to some media reports.