Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that “experts believe that the wait for the COVID-19 vaccine will not be long, it may be ready in a few weeks.”
Prime Minister Modi chaired an all-party meeting with selected ministerial colleagues and opposition leaders on Friday to discuss the situation of the Coronavirus pandemic and the possible availability of a vaccine in the near future and its distribution in India.
The virtual meeting began at 10.45 am, in which the Minister of Defense, Rajnath Singh, the Minister of the Interior of the Union, Amit Shah, and the Minister of Health, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, as well as the Secretary of the Ministry were also present. of health.
The leaders of the opposition parties will be trusted with the measures taken by the central government so far to prevent more cases of coronavirus in the country. In this regard, PM Modi said: “Public health will be the top priority when it comes to the price of the COVID-19 vaccine, states will participate fully.”
“The Center is working on the basis of suggestions from state governments about who will be inoculated in the first phase of the vaccination campaign,” he said.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday that the central government will likely be able to provide COVID-19 vaccines to around 25-30 crore of people between July and August next year.
While speaking to the media, Harshvardhan said: “In the first 3-4 months of next year, there is a possibility that we can provide vaccines to the people of the country. By July-August, we have a plan to provide vaccines to around 25 -30 crore people and we are preparing accordingly. ”
However, he also reminded people to follow COVID-19 regulations until a vaccine is produced.
These are the people who would be vaccinated as a priority once the launch of the vaccines begins:
Frontline workers: The 2 trillion front-line workers, including municipal corporation personnel, police officers, and military personnel, would be immunized first against the coronavirus.
Old people: 26 million older people, over 50 years old, belonging to the age group of the high-risk category, are those who would receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the initial phase.
People of special category: Those under 50 years of age with comorbidities and who require other specialized care will also receive the dose of the vaccine in the initial phase.
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