This was clarified by the ministry amid reported glitches in doing registrations as India opened up vaccination for senior citizens and those aged 45 and above with comorbidities.
Over 10 crore people in two priority groups — above 60 years and those above 45 years with comorbidities — will be covered in the 2nd phase that began Monday.
Health ministry says private hospitals functioning as Covid Vaccination Centres can charge upto Rs 250 per dose in the phase 2 of vaccination drive, set to start from 1 March.
According to the Union Health Ministry data updated Tuesday, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 1.1 crore, while the recoveries have crossed 1.07 crore.
Health Ministry says it’s in talks with Civil Aviation Ministry to test passengers from South Africa and Brazil to curb the spread of the two variants in India.
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says Covid vaccines in the public domain are safe and effective, adding that in the next 2-3 weeks, vaccinations will begin for people above 50.
11 states & UTs have inoculated less than 30% of their registered healthcare workers. Centre has assigned officers to visit these states to review vaccination activities.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,05,48,521, pushing the national Covid recovery rate to 97.25%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.43%.
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