The Union Health Ministry on Sunday said that beneficiaries falling into the priority group of Healthcare Workers (HCWs), Frontline Workers (FLWs), and a person aged above 45 years who have taken their first dose at a private COVID vaccination centre (CVCs) on and before April 30 will be eligible to receive their second dose at government CVCs free of cost. "Beneficiaries falling into the priority group of HCWs, FLWs, and a person aged above 45 years who have taken their first dose at a private COVID vaccination centres (CVCs) on and before April 30 will be eligible to receive their second dose at government CVCs free of cost," it said. Also read First batch of Russian COVID-19 vaccine arrives in HyderabadThis to help the beneficiaries who had received their first dose at private CVCs but yet to complete the two-dose vaccination schedule. India has administered as many as 15,68,16,031 vaccine doses since the COVID-19 vaccination drive in the state started on January 16. The country also started the third phase of the vaccination drive on May 1 for the beneficiaries of the age group 18-44.

Source: dna May 02, 2021 09:45 UTC