People above 45 years of age with comorbidities will also get jab during the next round of COVID-19 vaccine roll out, union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday. The central government will rope in 10,000 government and 20,000 private clinics for vaccination commencing from 1 March. The COVID-19 vaccine will be given free of cost at government centres, Javadekar said. During the first phase of vaccination, the healthcare workers and frontline workers received COVID-19 doses. The COVID-19 vaccination will be voluntary, the health ministry earlier stated.

Source: Mint February 24, 2021 10:04 UTC