In a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi, an important decision of allowing vaccination to everyone above the age of 18 from 1st May has been taken. PM said that the Government has been working hard from over a year to ensure that maximum numbers of Indians are able to get the vaccine in the shortest possible of time. He added that India is vaccinating people at world record pace& we will continue this with even greater momentum.
India’s National Covid-19 Vaccination Strategy has been built on a systematic and strategic end-to-end approach, proactively building capacity across R&D, Manufacturing and Administration since April 2020. While pushing for scale and speed, it has simultaneously been anchored in the stability necessary to sustainably execute the World’s Largest Vaccination Drive.
1 मई से कोरोना वैक्सीनेशन का तीसरा चरण शुरू होगा, और इस दिन से 18 वर्ष से अधिक उम्र के लोग भी कोरोना का टीका लगवा सकेंगे
प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi की अध्यक्षता में बैठक के दौरान यह फैसला किया गया।#COVID19Vaccination #LargestVaccinationDrive pic.twitter.com/YHQLkS994J
— सूचना एवं प्रसारण मंत्रालय (@MIB_Hindi) April 19, 2021
India’s approach has been built on scientific and epidemiological pillars, guided by Global Best Practices, SoPs of WHO as well as our India’s foremost experts in the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC).
India has been following a dynamic mapping model based on availability of vaccines & coverage of vulnerable priority groups to take decisions of when to open up vaccinations to other age-groups. A good amount of coverage of vulnerable groups is expected by 30th April.
