Delhi govt to provide free Covid-19 vaccine doses
"(The) Covid 19 vaccine will be given free of cost to people in Delhi," the Minister said, adding that the "Delhi government has made preparations to vaccinate 1 lakh people in a day".;
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Saturday announced free Covid-19 vaccine doses to people in the capital city while and ensured the inoculation of one lakh people on a regular basis soon after it receives it from the Centre.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain made the announcement while reviewing the dry run of the Covid vaccination process at the Daryaganj dispensary in Central Delhi.
"(The) Covid-19 vaccine will be given free of cost to people in Delhi," the Minister said, adding that the "Delhi government has made preparations to vaccinate 1 lakh people in a day".
"The Delhi government is fully prepared to roll out the vaccine to 1 lakh people on a daily basis. Initially, it will be rolled out to healthcare and frontline workers, along-with people over the age of 50 or with co-morbidity.
"Almost 51 lakh people will be vaccinated in the first phase. The vaccine will be provided free of cost to people in Delhi once it arrives," the Minister said.
Jain said that the dry run for Covid-19 vaccination was organised at three places -- the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) hospital which falls under the Delhi government; the Venkateshwara Hospital which is a private hospital; and the Daryaganj dispensary.
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