Out of a target of 1,250, a total of 551 health workers administered Covaxin on 16 and 18 January, shows data. While 314 got the shot Saturday, the number fell to 237 Monday.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala questioned the Covid vaccination roll-out plan of the Modi government and asked by when will it ensure free vaccination.
In Maharashtra, 28,500 frontline workers are expected to be vaccinated on the first day, while in UP, over 31,700 health workers are likely to get the shot.
Mumbai, once the country’s coronavirus hotspot, is building facilities to store 10 million doses of Covid vaccine to inoculate its population in phases.
PM Modi said elected representatives wouldn’t be prioritised, but the age of a majority of lawmakers and CMs automatically places them in the priority bracket.
The Union Ministry of Health is tight-lipped about the launch, states are busy making preparations for the programme as India prepares to start the Covid vaccination drive.
One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.
Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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