A source closely involved in logistical arrangements said the movement of vaccine doses is likely to start from early Tuesday morning through road and air routes amid elaborate police security.
Public health experts believe that intranasal vaccines for coronavirus, administered through nose rather than muscles, can be a potential gamechanger in Indias fight against the coronavirus pandemic.The nasal vaccine is different from two .
India Today reporter Kumar Abhishek gets second dose of Bharat Biotech s Covaxin as part of Phase 3
India Today reporter Kumar Abhishek gets second dose of Bharat Biotech s Covaxin as part of Phase 3 trials
India Today TV s Kumar Abhishek was the first journalist from Uttar Pradesh who opted for the clinical trials of Bharat Biotech s Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin. He received the first dose in Kanpur on December 11.
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UPDATED: January 10, 2021 17:04 IST
India Today TV reporter Kumar Abhishek receiving a shot of Bharat BioTech s Covaxin during its Phase 3 trials in Kanpur
Kumar Abhishek, India Today TV reporter who is participating in Phase 3 of the clinical trials of Bharat Biotech s Covaxin, received the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday. After he was administered two doses of the indigenous coronavirus vaccine within a span of 28 days, Kumar Abhishek is now being kept under observation.
India will launch its COVID-19 vaccination drive from 16 January, with priority to be given to nearly three crore healthcare and frontline workers.
The decision, the government said on Saturday, was taken at a high-level meeting where Modi reviewed the status of COVID-19 and vaccine preparedness across states and union territories. After the detailed review, it was decided that in view of the forthcoming festivals including Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Magh Bihu etc, the COVID-19 vaccination will start from 16th January 2021, it said.
After healthcare and frontline workers, priority will be given to those above 50 years of age and the under-50 population groups with co-morbidities, together numbering around 27 crore, a government statement said.