People above 60 years of age and those over 45 with comorbidities would be given COVID-19 vaccination from March 1, the Union government announced on Wednesday. “A total of 1,23,66,633 vaccine doses have been given through 2,63,224 sessions, as per the provisional report till 6 p.m. today. A total of 2,01,035 doses were given till 6 p.m. on Wednesday, the 40th day of nationwide vaccination. Out of this, 1,17,681 were given the 1st dose and 83,354 HCWs received the 2nd dose, as per the provisional report. We await clarity from the government on how to take this forward in terms of required manpower and centres.

Source: The Hindu February 24, 2021 09:58 UTC