Cabinet Decision: Commencement Of Next Phase Of India's nationwide Covid-19 Vaccination Drive

Starting 1st March, people aged more than 60 years and those who are 45 plus and have co-morbidities will be able to get a vaccine against Covid-19 at a government centre or a private hospital. The vaccination will be carried out at more than 10,000 government centres and over 20,000 private vaccination centres across the country. This is part of the next phase of India's nationwide Covid-19 vaccination that started on January 16. In the first phase of the vaccination drive, healthcare workers on Covid-19 duty were vaccinated. The second phase covered other frontline workers and people engaged in essential services.